Self reported use of dental services among employed adults in Sri Lanka

International Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 151-155

  Ekanayake, L ^a   Mendis, R ^b  

^a South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration   (Sri Lanka)

^b NONE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Adult dental care; Dental utilisation; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SRI LANKA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; TOOTH PAIN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SRI LANKA; STATISTICS; TIME FACTORS; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 0036595218     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2002.tb00620.x     Document Type: Article

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