Access to dental care: Solving the problem for underserved populations

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 135, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1599-1605

  Guay, Albert H ^a  

^a AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 11444262167     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2004.0088     Document Type: Article

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