Density of dental practitioners and access to dental care for the elderly: A multilevel analysis with a view on socio-economic inequality

Health Policy

Volumn 103, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 160-167

  Lupi Pegurier, Laurence ^a,e,f   Clerc Urmes, Isabelle ^a,b,c   Abu Zaineh, Mohammad ^a,c   Paraponaris, Alain ^a,b,c   Ventelou, Bruno ^a,d  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^d Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Density of practitioners; Elderly; Multilevel; Oral health services; Social inequality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENSITY OF DENTAL PRACTITIONER; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DENTISTS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 80255137253     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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