Changes in dentist and dental hygienist numbers in the European Union and Economic Area

International Dental Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 311-316

  Widstrom E ^a,b   Eaton, K A ^c   Luciak Donsberger, C ^d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dental hygienists; Dentists; Europe; Numbers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTIST; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; LICENSING; POPULATION; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DENTAL HYGIENISTS; DENTISTS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; LICENSURE; LICENSURE, DENTAL; POPULATION;

EID: 77956361512     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/IDJ-2530Widstrom06     Document Type: Article

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