Integrating oral and general health care

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 371, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 2247-2249

  Donoff, Bruce ^a   McDonough, John E ^c   Riedy, Christine A ^b  

^a Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERINATAL CARE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84918569892     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1410824     Document Type: Article

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