Neighbourhood deprivation and dental service use: A cross-sectional analysis of older people in England

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 472-478

  Lang, I A ^a,b   Gibbs, S J ^b   Steel, N ^c   Melzer, D ^a,b,d  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b East Devon Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Epidemiology and Public Health ^*

Author keywords

Dentistry, oral health; Health services; Older people; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ORAL HEALTH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 56749165079     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn047     Document Type: Article

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