Variation in Dentists' Clinical Decisions

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 181-188

  Bader, James D ^a   Shugars, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

decision making; dental care; diagnosis; observer variation; oral; reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; HUMAN; MOUTH DISEASE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTS; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0029320651     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: 17527325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1995.tb02364.x     Document Type: Article

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