Self-reported dental visits among adults in Benin City, Nigeria

International Dental Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 450-456

  Okunseri, Christopher ^a,b   Born, David ^a   Chattopadhyay, Amit ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Services ^*

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Dental visits; Gender; Oral health care utilisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH PAIN;

EID: 10444285418     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2004.tb00303.x     Document Type: Article

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