The effects of social class and dental attendance on oral health

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-64

  Donaldson, A N ^a   Everitt, B ^a   Newton, T ^a   Steele, J ^b   Sherriff, M ^a   Bower, E ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mediating relationships; Social class; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORAL HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; STATE DENTISTRY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 38149131457     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154405910808700110     Document Type: Article

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