Modeling Social Dimensions of Oral Health Among Older Adults in Urban Environments

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2013, Pages

  Metcalf, Sara S ^a   Northridge, Mary E ^b   Widener, Michael J ^c   Chakraborty, Bibhas ^d   Marshall, Stephen E ^d   Lamster, Ira B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

agent based modeling; aging and health; community health promotion; dynamic modeling; health promotion; social influence; systems science

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGENT-BASED MODELING; AGING AND HEALTH; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DYNAMIC MODELING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL INFLUENCE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS SCIENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOOTH DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

AGENT-BASED MODELING; AGING AND HEALTH; COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION; DYNAMIC MODELING; HEALTH PROMOTION; SOCIAL INFLUENCE; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

AGED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEW YORK CITY; ORAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TOOTH DISEASES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84890903409     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198113493781     Document Type: Article

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