Inequalities in dental services utilization among Brazilian low-income children: The role of individual determinants

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-53

  Baldani, Marcia Helena ^a   Mendes, Yasmine Bittencourt Emílio ^a   De Campos Lawder, Juliana Aparecida ^a   De Lara, Ana Paula Ingles ^a   Da Silva Rodrigues, Michelli Marta Azevedo ^a   Antunes, Jose Leopoldo Ferreira ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

dental care for children; health services accessibility; inequalities in health; oral health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TOOTH BRUSHING; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; OWNERSHIP; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 79952972510     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2010.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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