The effectiveness of Dental Health Support Workers at linking families with primary care dental practices: a population-wide data linkage cohort study

Abstract Background Link workers (lay health workers, health support workers) based in the community provide additional support to individuals and families to facilitate engagement with primary care and other services and resources. This additional support aims to tackle the wider socio-economic det...

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Main Authors: Faith Hodgins, Andrea Sherriff, Wendy Gnich, Alastair J. Ross, Lorna M. D. Macpherson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-018-0650-z