Dental services and perceived oral health: Are patients better off going private?

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-221

  McGrath, Colman ^a   Bedi, Raman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oral health; Private versus NHS dental care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTISTRY; DENTURE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0037702507     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-5712(03)00014-9     Document Type: Article

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