Coexistent concerns: Assessing the social and health needs of dental clinic patients

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-51

  Waldrop, Deborah P ^a   Fabiano, Jude A ^a   Davis, Elaine L ^a   Goldberg, Louis J ^a   Nochajski, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based clinic settings; High risk screening; Oral health

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 15044352238     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v40n01_03     Document Type: Article

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