The changing public/private mix in dentistry in the UK - A supply-side perspective

Health Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 309-321

  Lynch, Mauricea ^a   Calnan, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

NHS dentistry; Public private mix; Quality of dental care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; DENTISTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE DENTISTRY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0037387642     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.728     Document Type: Article

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