Preventive dental care for young, Medicaid-insured children in Washington State

Pediatrics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Lewis, Charlotte ^a,b   Teeple, Elizabeth ^a   Robertson, Andrea ^a   Williams, Alexis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to dental care; Medicaid; Oral health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARIES PREVENTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAID; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 67649587181     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-3089     Document Type: Article

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