Oral health care services utilisation in the adult US population: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2006

Community Dental Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 161-167

  Christian, Bradley ^a   Chattopadhyay, A ^b   Kingman, A ^b   Boroumand, S ^b   Adams, A ^b   Garcia, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental health services; Epidemiologic factors; Health services research; Healthcare disparities; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883348163     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_3096Christian07     Document Type: Article

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