The Dental Pipeline program's impact on access disparities and student diversity

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 346-353

  Formicola, Allan ^a   Bailit, Howard ^b   D'Abreu, Kim ^c   Stavisky, Judith ^d   Bau, Ignatlus ^e   Zamora, George ^e   Treadwell, Henrie ^f  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d Friends of the Children   (United States)

^e The California Endowment   (United States)

^f MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 62949141475     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0166     Document Type: Article

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