Dental care as a vital service response for disaster victims

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 262-270

  Mosca, Nicholas G ^a   Finn, Emanuel ^b   Joskow, Renée ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b District of Columbia Department of Health   (United States)

^c U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster response; Oral health

Indexed keywords

TOOTHPASTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DISASTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENTAL CARE; DENTIFRICES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MISSISSIPPI; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RELIEF WORK;

EID: 34249319458     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2007.0042     Document Type: Article

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