Canadian dentists' opinions on publicly financed dental care

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 64-73

  Quiñonez, Carlos R ^a   Figueiredo, Rafael ^a   Locker, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Dental care delivery; Policy; Professional practice; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CANADA; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTISTS; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 66749121371     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2008.00102.x     Document Type: Article

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