Social determinants of dental health services utilisation of greek adults

Community Dental Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 145-150

  Pavi, E ^a   Karampli, E ^a   Zavras, D ^a   Dardavesis, T ^b   Kyriopoulos, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dental services utilisation; Inequalities in dental care utilisation; Social determinants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958124408     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2431Pavi06     Document Type: Article

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