Association between parents' and children's use of oral health services

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 502-508

  Isong, Inyang A ^a   Zuckerman, Katharine E ^a   Rao, Sowmya R ^a   Kuhlthau, Karen A ^a   Winickoff, Jonathan P ^a   Perrin, James M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Dental use; NHIS; Oral health services; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649164420     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-1417     Document Type: Article

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