Racial and ethnic disparities in dental care for publicly insured children

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1356-1363

  Pourat, Nadereh ^a   Finocchio, Len ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b California HealthCare Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTIST; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; HEALTH CARE; HISPANIC; MEDICAID; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958074884     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0089     Document Type: Article

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