Access to Oral Health Care: The Role of Federally Qualified Health Centers in Addressing Disparities and Expanding Access.
Objectives. We examined utilization, unmet need, and satisfaction with oral health services among Federally Qualified Health Center patients. We examined correlates of unmet need to guide efforts to increase access to oral health services among underserved populations. Methods. Using the 2009 Health...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 103; no. 3; pp. 488 - 494 |
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American Public Health Association
Mar2013
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