Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 141-147 , March 2002

Disparities in Oral Health and Access to Care: Findings of National Surveys

  • Burton L. Edelstein, DDS, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Children's Dental Health Project, Washington, DC, and the National Oral Health Policy Center, Division of Community Health, School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Burton L. Edelstein, Children's Dental Health Project, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036

Received 23 March 2001 ,Accepted 27 November 2001.

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PII: S1530-1567(05)60097-4

doi: 10.1367/1539-4409(2002)002<0141:DIOHAA>2.0.CO;2

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 141-147 , March 2002

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