Variations in restorative treatment decisions: An international comparison

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 376-379

  Kay, E J ^a   Locker, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

International comparisons; ROC analysis; Treatment decisions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ENAMEL; HEALTH; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; ROC CURVE; SCOTLAND; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030340379     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1996.tb00882.x     Document Type: Review

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