Geographical accessibility to dental care in the Japanese elderly

Community Dental Health

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 128-135

  Hanibuchi, T ^a   Aida, J ^b   Nakade, M ^c   Hirai, H ^d   Kondo, K ^d  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Aichi Gakusen College   (Japan)

^d NIHON FUKUSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Access to care; Geographical accessibility; GIS; Japan; Oral health

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTIST; DENTITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; INCOME; INDEPENDENT LIVING; JAPAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTISTS; DENTITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; INCOME; INDEPENDENT LIVING; JAPAN; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 79959266944     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2538Hanibuchi08     Document Type: Article

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