Use of emergency departments for conditions related to poor oral healthcare: Implications for rural and low-resource urban areas for three states

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 238-245

  Shortridge, Emily F ^a   Moore, Jonathan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Care seeking behavior; Medicaid; Oral health; Provider shortages; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INSURANCE; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DATABASES AS TOPIC; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; ORAL HEALTH; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; UTAH; VERMONT; WISCONSIN;

EID: 67650721230     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181a1179f     Document Type: Article

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