Emergency department visits for dental care of nontraumatic origin

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 366-371

  Quiñonez, Carlos ^a,b   Gibson, Debbie ^a   Jokovic, Aleksandra ^a   Locker, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Dental insurance; Health services research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; TOOTH DISEASE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; ONTARIO; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 67650882907     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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