Linking mother access to dental care and child oral health

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 381-390

  Grembowski, David ^a   Spiekerman, Charles ^a   Milgrom, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Medicaid; Mothers; Oral health; Regular source of dental care

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MOTHER; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL CARE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MEDICAID; MOTHERS; ORAL HEALTH; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 69949181059     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00486.x     Document Type: Article

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