Sorry doctor, I can't afford the root canal, I have a job: Canadian dental care policy and the working poor

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 481-485

  Quiñonez, Carlos ^a   Figueiredo, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dental care; Insurance; Public policy; Working poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651329188     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403968     Document Type: Article

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