Access to care - What can the United States learn from other countries?

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 232-240

  Maas, William R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility of health services; Dental health; Public policy

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTAL CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC SECTOR; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745885941     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2006.00302.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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