Determinants of dental care visits among low-income African-American children

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 309-318

  Sohn, Woosung ^a,b   Ismail, Amid ^a,b   Amaya, Ashley ^b,c   Lepkowski, James ^b  

^a Restorative Sciences and Endodontics ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Behavioral sciences; Dental care utilization; Dental insurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047237522     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2007.0163     Document Type: Article

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