Dental visits in older Western Australians: A comparison of urban, rural and remote residents

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 143-149

  Adams, Claire ^a   Slack Smith, Linda ^a   Larson, Ann ^b   O'Grady, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Health services research; Residence; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GINGIVA DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEPHONE; TOOTH DISEASE; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTH DISEASES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 4444329288     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2004.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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