Determinants of dental care utilization by the adult population in Buenos Aires

Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Marin, Gustavo H ^a,b   Urdampilleta, Pablo ^b   Zurriaga, Oscar ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Médicos en Prevención ^*  (Argentina)

^c Generalitat Valenciana   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dentist; Oral health; Poverty; Prevention; Promotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTIST; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749289164     PISSN: 16984447     EISSN: 16986946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4317/medoral.15.e316     Document Type: Article

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