Underutilization of dental care when it is freely available: A prospective study of the new England children's amalgam trial

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 139-148

  Maserejian, Nancy Nairi ^a   Trachtenberg, Felicia ^a   Link, Carol ^a   Tavares, Mary ^b  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental care delivery; Dental care for children; Disparities; Oral health; Utilization

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINIC; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOSTON; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINICS; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCOME; MAINE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RURAL HEALTH; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 51149084124     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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