Increasing access to dental and medical care by allowing greater flexibility in scope of practice

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1755-1762

  Manski, Richard J ^a   Hoffmann, Diane ^b,c   Rowthorn, Virginia ^b  

^a Graduate Program in Craniofacial Biology   (United States)

^b Carey School of Law   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LICENSING; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

CURRICULUM; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LICENSURE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84939178749     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302654     Document Type: Article

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