Dentist-to-population and practice-to-population ratios: In a shortage environment with gross maldistribution what should rural and remote communities focus their attention on?

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Tennant, M ^a   Kruger, E ^a   Shiyha, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Australia; Dentistry; Marginalized communities; Population; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DENTIST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

AUSTRALIA; DENTISTS; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84893460361     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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