Caring for African-American patients in private practice: Disparities and similarities in dental procedures and communication

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 139, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1218-1226

  Williams, Kristin A ^a   Demko, Catherine A ^a   Lalumandier, James A ^a   Wotman, Stephen ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Communication; Dental care; Dental private practice; Dentist patient relations; Office visits; Racial disparities

Indexed keywords

EID: 52749092579     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0337     Document Type: Article

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