Oral health in Uganda: The need for a change in focus

International Dental Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-6

  Muhirwe, Lorna Barungi ^a  

^a NONE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Oral health; Primary Health Care approach; Uganda

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; UGANDA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UGANDA;

EID: 33646182687     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2006.tb00067.x     Document Type: Review

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