Medications prescribed in emergency departments for nontraumatic dental condition visits in the United States

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 508-512

  Okunseri, Christopher ^a   Okunseri, Elaye ^a   Thorpe, Joshua M ^b   Xiang, Qun ^c   Szabo, Aniko ^c  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental care; Dental service utilization; Emergency service; Medications

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; MOUTH DISEASE; NONTRAUMATIC DENTAL CONDITION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAINING; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALGESICS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STOMATOGNATHIC DISEASES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862069741     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318245a575     Document Type: Article

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