International profiles of dental hygiene 1987 to 1998: A 19-nation comparative study

International Dental Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 313-324

  Johnson, Patricia M ^a,b  

^a PMJ Consultants ^*

^b PMJ Consultants   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dental hygienists; Education; International; Practice; Supply and distribution; Trends

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; NORTH AMERICA; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SAMPLE SIZE; SCANDINAVIA; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ASIA; AUSTRALIA; DATABASES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NORTH AMERICA; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SAMPLE SIZE; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIETIES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0035433665     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1875-595X.2001.tb00844.x     Document Type: Article

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