More attention to public health in the European Union - Implications for dentistry?

International Dental Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 157-161

  Widström, Eeva ^a,b   Van Den Heuvel, Jos ^a  

^a National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health ^*

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

EU; Health care provision; Public oral health

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; DENTISTRY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 20744457701     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2005.tb00313.x     Document Type: Review

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