Residential rurality and oral health disparities: Influences of contextual and individual factors

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-41

  Ahn, Sangnam ^a   Burdine, James N ^a   Smith, Matthew Lee ^a   Ory, Marcia G ^a   Phillips, Charles D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental care utilization; Older adults; Oral health; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952369925     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-011-0233-0     Document Type: Article

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