Utilisation of dental services in Tanzania before and after the introduction of cost-sharing

International Dental Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 69-72

  Matee, Mecky ^a,b   Simon, Elison ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine ^*

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Dental attendance; Dental service utilisation; Dental treatment demand

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DENTAL CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICS; TANZANIA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COST SHARING; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEE SCHEDULES; FEES, DENTAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MALE; TANZANIA;

EID: 0034171119     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1875-595X.2000.tb00801.x     Document Type: Article

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