Dental care use: Does dental insurance truly make a difference in the US?

Community Dental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 205-212

  Manski, Richard J ^a   Cooper, P F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coverage; Dental; Dentistry; Insurance; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049120446     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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