The ethical imperative of addressing oral health disparities: A unifying framework

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 224-230

  Lee, J Y ^a   Divaris, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

globalization; health policy; inequalities; injustice; social determinants of health; theoretical framework

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ETHICS; GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INEQUALITIES; INJUSTICE; MEDICAL ETHICS; REVIEW; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH POLICY; INEQUALITIES; INJUSTICE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

ETHICS, DENTAL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84894498160     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034513511821     Document Type: Review

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