Demographics and distribution of dentists in Mississippi: A dental work force study

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 668-677

  Krause, Denise ^a,b   Frate, Dennis A ^b   May, Warren L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Geographic information systems; Underserved populations; Work force

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTIST; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; POPULATION RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20044387287     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2005.0241     Document Type: Article

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