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Arif Ahmed
Researcher at University of Missouri–Kansas City
Publications - 15
Citations - 399
Arif Ahmed is an academic researcher from University of Missouri–Kansas City. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 12 publications receiving 378 citations.
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Obesity and dental caries in children aged 2-6 years in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2002.
TL;DR: There appears to be no significant association between childhood obesity and caries experience after controlling forage, race, and poverty/income ratio.
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Dramatic need for cooperation and advocacy within the academy and beyond.
Jack E. Fincham,Arif Ahmed +1 more
TL;DR: The point of this editorial is not to take sides in the debate over supply of health professionals and services or to criticize any entity, but to lament the lack of cohesion among all affinity groups in advocating for one special interest above all else: the graduates of pharmacy education programs.
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Physician Office vs Retail Clinic: Patient Preferences in Care Seeking for Minor Illnesses
Arif Ahmed,Jack E. Fincham +1 more
TL;DR: Time and cost savings offered by retail clinics are attractive to patients, and they are likely to seek care there given sufficient cost savings, and appointment wait time is the most important factor in care-seeking decisions.
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Secular trends in hospital emergency department visits for dental care in Kansas City, Missouri, 2001-2006.
TL;DR: It is indicated that self-payers, nonwhite people, adults, people with lower family income, and weekends were associated with increased use of emergency department (ED) visits for dental complaints, and there was a significant increasing trend in dental complaint-related ED visits.