"Dental tourism": Issues surrounding Cross-Border travel for dental care

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-119

  Turner, Leigh ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; COST CONTROL; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NORTH AMERICA; REVIEW; STANDARD; TRAVEL;

ASIA; COST SAVINGS; DENTAL CARE; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; NORTH AMERICA; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRAVEL;

EID: 62349136123     PISSN: 07098936     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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