Factors that limit access to dental care for adults with spinal cord injury

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 151-156

  Yuen, Hon K ^a   Wolf, Bethany J ^b   Bandyopadhyay, Dipankar ^b   Magruder, Kathryn M ^c   Selassie, Anbesaw W ^b   Salinas, Carlos F ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental care access; Dental fear; Paraplegia; Physical barriers; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUADRIPLEGIA; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TOOTHBRUSHING; UNITED STATES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 77957980456     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: 17544505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2010.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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