Expanding the physician-substitute concept to oral health care practitioners

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 80-97

  Nielsen Thompson, Nancy ^a   Brine, Pauline ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0030947143     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3343359     Document Type: Article

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