Public dental service utilization among adults in South Australia

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-160

  Luzzi, Liana ^a   Spencer, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental service use; Emergency dental care; Public dental care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EPISODE OF CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70350348366     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2009.01109.x     Document Type: Article

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