Severe tooth loss among UK adults - Who goes for oral rehabilitation?

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 240-244

  McGrath, C ^a   Bedi, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oral rehabilitation; Socio demographic factors; Tooth loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; DENTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL PROSTHESIS; DENTURES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCOME; JAW, EDENTULOUS, PARTIALLY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STATE DENTISTRY; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 0036512580     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2002.00827.x     Document Type: Article

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