Analysis of dentists' attitudes towards risks in oral radiology

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 151-156

  Svenson, Björn ^a   Soderfeldt B ^b   Grondahl H G ^c  

^a POSTGRADUATE DENTAL EDUCATION CENTER   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitude; Dental; Dentists; Radiation; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTIST; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION PROTECTION; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTISTS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030154231     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.25.3.9084264     Document Type: Article

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