Geographic location and indirect costs as a barrier to dental treatment: A patient perspective

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 271-275

  Curtis, Bradley ^a,b   Evans, R W ^a   Sbaraini, A ^a   Schwarz, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentistry; Indirect cost; Patient perspective; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; ORAL HYGIENE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 38349180080     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.tb00501.x     Document Type: Article

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