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Based on the
close association of income
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and patterns of
utilization
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might predict
that cost is the leading barrier in not
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seeking care
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Has seldom, if
ever, been the predominant
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self-reported
reasons given
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When cost
barriers removed in low income groups
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the utilization
rate does not necessarily rise unless some
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other form of
motivation, such as dental health ed given
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