A national survey of the oral health status of homeless veterans

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-37

  Gibson, Gretchen ^a,b   Rosenheck, Robert ^c   Tullner, John B ^d,e   Grimes, Rebecca M ^f   Seibyl, Catherine L ^g   Rivera Torres, Angel ^f   Goodman, Harold S ^h   Nunn, Martha E ⁱ  

^a VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Dental Service   (United States)

^e Dental Infection Control

^f Dept Vet Aff N TX Hlth Care S ^*

^g YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Dental caries; Homeless persons; Smoking; Social class; Substance related disorders; Veterans

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DRINKING; GINGIVA DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LIFESTYLE; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SOLDIER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DMF INDEX; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 0038147021     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2003.tb03471.x     Document Type: Review

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