Oral Health Disparities in the United States

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 297-318

  Chattopadhyay, Amit ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MOUTH DISEASE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TOOTH DISEASE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MOUTH DISEASES; ORAL HEALTH; TOOTH DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40149101128     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2007.11.001     Document Type: Review

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