Factors influencing use of dental services in rural and urban communities: Considerations for practitioners in underserved areas

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1081-1089

  Heaton, Lisa J ^a   Smith, Timothy A ^b   Raybould, Ted P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Dental health services; Dental health surveys; Health services accessibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; KENTUCKY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; TOOTH; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EVALUATION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; KENTUCKY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 6944230981     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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