Defensive dental behaviour: Illusion or reality?

International Dental Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 298-302

  Eijkman, M A J ^a   Assink, M H J ^a   Hofmans Okkes, I M ^a  

^a Dept Social Dent Dent Hlth Educ ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MOTIVATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; TIME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

DEFENSIVE MEDICINE; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; ECONOMICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; ORAL HYGIENE; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REFUSAL TO TREAT; SPECIALTIES, DENTAL; TIME FACTORS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0031242262     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1875-595X.1997.tb00793.x     Document Type: Article

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