An appraisal of the oral health care system in Nigeria

International Dental Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 292-300

  Adeniyi, Abiola A ^a   Sofola, Oyinkan O ^b   Kalliecharan, Ricky V ^c  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health system performance; Nigeria; oral health; oral health system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NIGERIA; ORAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIODONTAL DISEASES; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84872933322     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: 1875595X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2012.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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