The utilization of dental care services according to health insurance coverage in Catalonia (Spain)
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship of dental care service use with health insurance and its evolution. The Catalan Health Interview Survey is a cross-sectional study conducted in 1994 ( n = 15 000) and 2001-2 ( n = 8400) by interviews at home to a representative sample of Catalonia...
| Publicado en: | Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 78 - 85 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2009
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