Use of dental care by elderly Chinese immigrants in Canada

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-59

  Lai, Daniel W L ^a   Hui, Nelson T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accessibility of health services; Aged; Asian Americans; Culture; Dental care; Elderly Chinese

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHINA; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; ETHNOLOGY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CANADA; CHINA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CULTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33947321343     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00009.x     Document Type: Article

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