The funding of dental services among U.S. children 2 to 17 years old: Recent trends in expenditures and sources of funding

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 474-482

  Wall, Thomas P ^a   Brown, L Jackson ^a   Manski, Richard J ^b,c  

^a AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MALE; POVERTY; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036546507     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2002.0207     Document Type: Article

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