What if dentists did not treat people with disabilities?

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 96-101

  Waldman, H Barry ^a   Perlman, Steven P ^b   Swerdloff, Mark ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental care; Disabilities

Indexed keywords

DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032015844     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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