Variation in dental service provision among adult migrant public-funded patients

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 639-642

  Brennan, David S ^a   Spencer, A John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRANT WORKER; PERIODONTAL DISEASE;

EID: 0033396846     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1999.tb01551.x     Document Type: Article

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