How willing are dentists to treat young children?: A survey of dentists affiliated with Medicaid managed care in New York City, 2010

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 416-425

  Garg, Swati ^a   Rubin, Talia ^b   Jasek, John ^b   Weinstein, Joyce ^b   Helburn, Lisa ^b   Kaye, Katherine ^b  

^a NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental care access; Dental care for children; Medicaid managed care; New York City; Survey of dentists

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876920803     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2013.0135     Document Type: Article

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