Trends in socioeconomic disparities in the utilization of dental care in Brazil and Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 640-648

  Celeste, Roger Keller ^a   Nadanovsky, Paulo ^a   Fritzell, Johan ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Access; dental care; income; social inequalities; time trends; tooth loss; use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961077771     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494811414246     Document Type: Article

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