Cost and productivity analysis of orthodontic care in Finland

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 283-288

  Pietilä, Terttu ^a,d   Sintonen, Harri ^a   Pietilä, Ilpo ^a   Widström, Eeva ^b   Varrela, Juha ^c   Alanen, Pentti ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d Varkaus Health Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Optimal unit size; Orthodontic care; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHODONTICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; ORTHODONTICS; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 0032133947     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1998.tb01962.x     Document Type: Article

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