Access to oral health care: The role of Federally Qualified Health Centers in addressing disparities and expanding access

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 488-493

  Jones, Emily ^a   Shi, Leiyu ^b   Hayashi, Arthur Seiji ^a   Sharma, Ravi ^a   Daly, Charles ^a   Ngo Metzger, Quyen ^a  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARE; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874069169     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300846     Document Type: Article

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