Cost implications of differences in dentists' restorative treatment decisions

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 219-222

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Dentists' treatment decisions; Variability

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; RESIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL SURGERY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; TOOTH CROWN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMPOSITE RESINS; COST CONTROL; CROWNS; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0030155608     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1996.tb02439.x     Document Type: Article

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