Use of oral health related quality of life measures in managed dental care organisations

Community Dental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-31

  White, B Alex ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Managed care; Oral health; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT; POLICY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; DENTISTS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; ORAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENTS; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0032015426     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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