Why dentists shun medicaid: Impact on children, especially children with special needs

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-9

  Waldman, H Barry ^a   Perlman, Steven P ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Medicaid; Poverty; Special needs

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAID; REVIEW; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTISTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICAID; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041419777     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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