Optimized therapy for the edentulous predicament: Cost-effectiveness considerations

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-99

  Lewis, Donald W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DENTURE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOUTH DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTURE, COMPLETE; DENTURE, OVERLAY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOUTH, EDENTULOUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CHANGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 0031602524     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(98)70200-8     Document Type: Article

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