The growing importance of dental services in rural America

Health Care Manager

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-42

  Harrison, Jeffrey P ^a   Daniel, Randolph C ^b   Nemecek, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dental care in rural America; Hospital dental services; Rural health care planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847256883     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126450-200701000-00005     Document Type: Article

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