The Alma-Ata declaration: An appraisal of Nigeria's primary oral health care three decades later

Health Policy

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-260

  Osazuwa Peters, Nosayaba ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alma Ata declaration; Nigeria; Primary health care; Primary oral health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MOUTH CANCER; NIGERIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MOUTH DISEASES; NIGERIA; ORAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79551589236     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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