Outcomes in patients visiting hospital emergency departments in the United States because of periodontal conditions

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 809-819

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

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Health services accessibility; Hospital charges; Length of stay; Outcome assessment; Outcome study

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; PATIENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; COMORBIDITY; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE, HOSPITALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958202406     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2010.100228     Document Type: Article

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