Factors associated with comprehensive dental care following an initial emergency dental visit

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 78-80

  Johnson, Jeffrey T ^a   Turner, Erwin G ^a   Novak, Karen F ^a   Kaplan, Alan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehensive dental care; Dental home; Emergency dental care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINIC; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH PAIN; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINICS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; KENTUCKY; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 33644628420     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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