Dentists' experience with low-income patients benefiting from a public insurance program

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 398-406

  Pegon Machat, E ^a,c   Tubert Jeannin, S ^a   Loignon, C ^b   Landry, A ^b   Bedos, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UFR d'Odontologie   (France)

Author keywords

Dental care; Dentists; Poverty; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; INSURANCE; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTISTS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE BENEFITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POVERTY; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, DENTAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 67651246797     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2009.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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