Factors associated with unmet dental care needs in Canadian immigrants: An analysis of the longitudinal survey of immigrants to Canada

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Calvasina, Paola ^a   Muntaner, Carles ^a   Quiñonez, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Dental care; Immigrants; Longitudinal studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BOOTSTRAPPING; CANADA; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL PROCEDURE; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INSURANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; ASIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; INCOME; LANGUAGE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASIA, WESTERN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, DENTAL; LANGUAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORAL HEALTH; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964312745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-14-145     Document Type: Article

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