Effects of early dental office visits on dental caries experience

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1979-1985

  Beil, Heather ^a   Rozier, R Gary ^b   Preisser, John S ^c   Stearns, Sally C ^b   Lee, Jessica Y ^b,d  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Department of Health Policy and Management ^*  (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; NORTH CAROLINA; OFFICE VISITS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907208595     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301325     Document Type: Article

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