Dental needs assessment and access to care for adolescents

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-16

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

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MALE; MEDICAID; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORAL HEALTH; PREGNANCY; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29644445332     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2005.09.002     Document Type: Review

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