Wealth effect and dental care utilization in the United States

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 179-189

  Manski, Richard J ^a   Moeller, John F ^a   Chen, Haiyan ^a   St Clair, Patricia A ^b   Schimmel, Jody ^c   Pepper, John V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

coverage; dental; dentistry; income; insurance; retirement; utilization; wealth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865865022     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2012.00312.x     Document Type: Article

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