Public Health Issues in Geriatric Dentistry in the United States

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 423-446

  Chalmers, J M ^a   Ettinger, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; GERIATRIC DENTISTRY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40149102156     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2007.12.004     Document Type: Review

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