Cost-effectiveness of preventive oral health care in medical offices for young medicaid enrollees

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 945-951

  Stearns, Sally C ^a   Rozier, R Gary ^a   Kranz, Ashley M ^a   Pahel, Bhavna T ^b   Quiñonez, Rocio B ^c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTIST; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL STAFF; MOUTH HYGIENE; PARENT COUNSELING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAID; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NORTH CAROLINA; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROPENSITY SCORE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867120342     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.797     Document Type: Article

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