Medicaid payment levels to dentists and access to dental care among children and adolescents

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-193

  Decker, Sandra L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOMBIA; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL FEE; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 79960169424     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.956     Document Type: Article

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