Investing in professional advocacy: A case study of a successful fluoridation campaign in rural New South Wales, Australia

Community Dental Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 243-247

  Sivaneswaran, S ^a   Chong, G T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community consultation process; Community education program; Community fluoridation support; Pro fluoridation campaign; Water fluoridation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FLUORIDATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES;

EID: 80052675633     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2555Sivaneswaran05     Document Type: Article

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