Unmet dental needs and barriers to dental care among children with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1294-1303

  Lai, Bien ^a,b   Milano, Michael ^a   Roberts, Michael W ^a   Hooper, Stephen R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b National Dental Centre of Singapore   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ASD; Autism; Barriers; Dental; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MALE; MEDICAID; NORTH CAROLINA; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863862281     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1362-2     Document Type: Article

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