Dissatisfaction with dental care among mothers of Medicaid-enrolled children

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 451-458

  Milgrom, Peter ^a   Spiekerman, Charles ^a   Grembowski, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services accessibility; Mothers; Oral health; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAID; MOTHER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAID; MOTHERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 52449093869     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2007.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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