Effects of dental attendance frequency in heavy and low private care-using young adults

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 87-92

  Suominen Taipale, Anna Liisa ^a   Widström, Eeva ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dental insurance; Frequency of attendance; Longitudinal, private; Subsidized dental care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OFFICE VISITS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; REGISTRIES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036515836     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000163502753509473     Document Type: Article

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