Socioeconomic and racial/ethnic oral health disparities among US older adults: Oral health quality of life and dentition

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 85-92

  Huang, Deborah L ^a   Park, Mijung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

health status disparities; NHANES; older adults; oral health; quality of life; tooth loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANCESTRY GROUP; DENTITION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DENTITION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930448046     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12072     Document Type: Article

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