The utilization of dental care services according to health insurance coverage in Catalonia (Spain)
| Área de investigación: |
Clase Social y Salud
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Año: |
2008 |
| Tipo de publicación: |
Artículo |
Palabras clave: |
Atencion Odontologica, Encuestas Epidemiologicas, utilizacion, Factores Socioeconomicos |
| Autores: |
Vladimir Pizarro, Montse Ferrer, Antonia Domingo-Salvany, Joan Benach, Carme Borrell, Angels Pont, Anna Schiaffino, Josue Almansa, Ricard Tresserras, Jordi Alonso |
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| Publicación Periódica: |
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology |
Volumen: |
37 |
| Número: |
1 |
Páginas: |
78-84 |
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Factor de impacto: |
2.418 |
| Resumen: |
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 (Spain). All the estimates were obtained by applying weights to restore the representativeness of the Catalonia general population. In the bivariate analysis, age, gender, social class and health insurance coverage were statistically associated with a dental visit in the previous year (P tendency |
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