Fee-paying systems and service patterns in a Hong Kong dental clinic

International Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 261-267

  Lo, Edward C M ^a,b   Yeung, Jasmine C Y Y ^a   Chu, C H ^a  

^a University of Hong Kong ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dental services; Dentist behaviour; Patient behaviour; Payment system; Utilisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTIST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTISTS; EFFICIENCY; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0036691451     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2002.tb00628.x     Document Type: Article

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