A Medicaid Population's Use of Physicians' Offices for Dental Problems

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1297-1301

  Cohen, Leonard A ^a   Manski, Richard J ^a   Magder, Laurence S ^b   Mullins, C Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES; AMBULATORY CARE; CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PAIN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; INSURANCE, DENTAL; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MARYLAND; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIANS; TOOTH DISEASES; TOOTHACHE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042384881     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.8.1297     Document Type: Article

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