The case for integrating oral health into primary health care

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1301, 2009, Pages 43-52

  Jatrana, Santosh ^a   Crampton, Peter ^a   Filoche, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NEW ZEALAND; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL MUCOSAL DISEASE; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; TOOTH INJURY; XEROSTOMIA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DENTAL CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEW ZEALAND; ORAL HEALTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 70049097559     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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