Cruise medicine: The dental perspective on health care for passengers during a world cruise

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-24

  Sobotta, Bernhard A J ^a   John, Mike T ^a,b   Nitschke, Ina ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIST; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; SHIPPING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAVEL;

AGED; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHIPS; TRAVEL;

EID: 38349168392     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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