Interprofessional education: The inclusion of dental hygiene in health care within the United States – A call to action

Advances in Medical Education and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages 227-229

  Vanderbilt, Allison A ^a   Isringhausen, Kim T ^a   Bonwell, Patricia Brown ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental hygiene education; Dental hygiene programs; Interprofessional education; Oral health education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930936015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11797258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/AMEP.S51962     Document Type: Article

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