A longitudinal study of the relative importance of factors related to use of dental services among young adults

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 268-275

  Roberts Thomson, Kaye Frances ^a   Stewart, Judy ^a   Do, Loc Giang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access to dental care; Attributable fraction; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956119143     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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