Differences in dental service utilization by rural children with and without participation in head start

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Martin, Amy Brock ^a   Hardin, James W ^a   Veschusio, Christine ^b   Kirby, Heather A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL   (United States)

^c Office of Research and Statistics   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental Care for Children; Head Start Program; Medicaid; Rural Health

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAID; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867893463     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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