Predictors of dental care utilization among working poor Canadians

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-208

  Muirhead, V E ^a   Quinonez C ^b   Figueiredo, R ^b   Locker, D ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Dental insurance; Dental services research; Disparities; Oral health; Working poor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; POVERTY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL CARE; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH LOSS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649102212     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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