Challenges faced by minority children in obtaining dental care

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 779-788

  Dasanayake, Ananda P ^a   Li, Yufeng ^b   Chhun, Nok ^c   Bronstein, Janet M ^d   Childers, Noel K ^e  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e Univ of Alabama School of Dentistry   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental service utilization; Health disparities; Medicaid; Minority oral health

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049148564     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2007.0093     Document Type: Article

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