Developing primary health clinical teams for public oral health services in Tasmania

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 162-170

  Cane, R J ^a   Butler, D R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Dept of Health and Human Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental workforce development; Primary oral health care; Rural public oral health services

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTIST; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MOUTH DISEASE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 11844260770     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2004.tb00068.x     Document Type: Review

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