Extending medicare coverage to medically necessary dental care

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1294-1299

  Patton, Lauren L ^a   White, B Alex ^b   Field, Marilyn J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MEDICARE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; ORGANIZATION; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH POLICY; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (U.S.); INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, DENTAL; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MEDICARE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035462043     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2001.0376     Document Type: Article

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