Hospital based emergency department visits attributed to dental caries in the United States in 2006

Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 212-222

  Nalliah, Romesh P ^a   Allareddy, Veeratrishul ^b   Elangovan, Satheesh ^a   Karimbux, Nadeem ^a   Allareddy, Veerasathpurush ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Costs of care; Dental caries; Hospitalization outcomes; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; PATIENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649260199     PISSN: 15323382     EISSN: 15323390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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