Racial and ethnic variation in the provision of dental procedures

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-27

  Okunseri, Christopher ^a   Bajorunaite, Ruta ^b   Matthew, Richards ^a   Iacopino, Anthony M ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Dental procedures; Health services; Oral health disparities; Race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINIC; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 33947314373     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00004.x     Document Type: Article

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