The importance of substate surveillance in detection of geographic oral health inequalities in a small state

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 461-468

  Anderson, Ludmila ^a,b   Martin, Nancy R ^a   Flynn, Regina T ^a   Knight, Susan ^a  

^a Department of Health and Human Services ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

inequalities; oral health; surveillance; targeting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW HAMPSHIRE; ORAL HEALTH; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STATE GOVERNMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84864620330     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31825eabbb     Document Type: Article

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