Yule B, Parkin D
Soc Sci Med. 1985;21(7):753-60. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(85)90123-6.
This paper reviews the existing literature on the demand for dental care and assesses its implications for the U.K., where such analysis has been lacking to date. The characteristics of the U.K. dental system are briefly outlined, and some observations on the theory of the demand for dental care are made. The main part of the paper consists of a review of empirical work, most of which is North American or Scandinavian. It is concluded that there is as yet no consensus on several empirical matters of major importance. Areas for future research, both in the U.K. and more widely, are presented.
本文回顾了关于牙科护理需求的现有文献，并评估了其对英国的影响，而目前英国尚缺乏此类分析。本文简要概述了英国牙科系统的特点，并对牙科护理需求理论提出了一些看法。本文的主要部分是对实证研究的综述，其中大部分是北美或斯堪的纳维亚的研究。得出的结论是，在几个至关重要的实证问题上尚未达成共识。本文还提出了英国及更广泛地区未来的研究方向。
