Baby boomer retirement and the future of dentistry

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-143

  Schofield, D J ^a   Fletcher, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Dentistry; Labour force; Retirement; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETIREMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; DENTISTRY; DENTISTS; DENTISTS, WOMEN; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETIREMENT; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547469054     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.tb00479.x     Document Type: Article

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