Ethnicity, health and dental care--perspectives among British Asians: 2.
In some areas, Asian communities constitute a sizeable proportion of the population around a general dental practice, yet some have never been to a dentist in the whole of their lives. A significant number of others fail to visit a dentist regularly. This two-part article aims to clarify some of the issues relating to dental care of minority groups, with particular reference to Asian communities. part 1 identified dental health problems characteristic of British Asians, Part 2 now examines some of the barriers to care.
Williams
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University of Leeds.
Ahmed
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Hussain
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D000328:Adult; D001211:Asia, Western / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006267:Health Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D006113:United Kingdom