The burden of debt for Canadian dental students: Part 1. Review of the literature

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Matthew, Ian R ^a   Walton, Joanne N ^a   Dumaresq, Cheryl ^a   Sudmant, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dental; Dental economics; Education; Students; Training support trends

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COST; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; REVIEW;

CANADA; CAREER CHOICE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DENTAL CLINICS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 33748852010     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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