Ethnic disparities in self-reported oral health status and access to care among older adults in NYC

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 651-662

  Shelley, Donna ^a   Russell, Stefanie ^a   Parikh, Nina S ^b   Fahs, Marianne ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Older adults; Oral health

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH DISEASES; NEW YORK CITY; ORAL HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 80052881405     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-011-9555-8     Document Type: Article

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