Dental insurance, service use and health outcomes in Australia: a systematic review

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 4-13

  Gnanamanickam, E S ^a   Teusner, D N ^a   Arrow, P G ^a,b   Brennan, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; dental insurance; dental service use; oral health outcomes; review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLICATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ORAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 85028973798     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: 18347819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/adj.12534     Document Type: Review

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