How people on social assistance perceive, experience, and improve oral health

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 653-657

  Bedos, C ^a   Levine, A ^a   Brodeur, J M ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Oral health; Poverty; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ORAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEBEC; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249159829     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034509339300     Document Type: Article

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