Dentists' management of the diabetic patient: Contrasting generalists and specialists

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 725-730

  Kunzel, Carol ^a,b   Lalla, Evanthia ^a   Lamster, Ira ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIST; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PERIODONTICS; POSTAL MAIL; UNITED STATES; ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTISTS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERIODONTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947494900     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.086496     Document Type: Article

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