Public preferences for seeking publicly financed dental care and professional preferences for structuring it

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-158

  Quiñonez, Carlos ^a   Figueiredo, Rafael ^a   Azarpazhooh, Amir ^a   Locker, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Policy; Provider preferences; Public preferences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTIST; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTISTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, DENTAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949428660     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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