Cost as a barrier to dental care among people with disabilities: A report from the Florida behavioral risk factor surveillance system

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 133-139

  Rapalo, Deborah M ^a   Davis, Jenna L ^a   Burtner, Paul ^b   Bouldin, Erin DeFries ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UT Memphis College of Dentistry   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; BRFSS; Dental; Disability; Epidemiology; Health disparities; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958016760     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: 17544505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2010.00144.x     Document Type: Article

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