The analysis of restoration survival data in split-mouth designs

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 293-298

  Tobi, H ^a,b   Kreulen, C M ^a   Gruythuysen, R J M ^a   Van Amerongen, W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amalgam restorations; Analysis of survival data; Clinical study; Split mouth design

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; NEW TRUE DENTALLOY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETREATMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETREATMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0032061667     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-5712(97)00017-1     Document Type: Review

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