Factors associated with self-reported use of dental health services among older Greek and Italian immigrants

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-36

  Mariño, Rodrigo ^a   Wright, Clive ^b   Schofield, Margot ^c   Calache, Hanny ^a   Minichiello, Victor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental services utilization; Elderly; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; MOUTH EXAMINATION; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; AGE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTITION; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; GREECE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; ITALY; LANGUAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTITION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ITALY; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 15944420528     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2005.tb00369.x     Document Type: Article

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