The supply of dentists and access to care in rural Kansas

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 198-206

  Allison, R Andrew ^a   Manski, Richard J ^b,c  

^a Kansas Health Policy Authority   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTISTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; KANSAS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34250196155     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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