Comparison between the DMF indices and two alternative composite indicators of dental health

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 303-309

  Benigeri, Mike ^a   Payette, Martin ^b   Brodeur, Jean Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Direction of Public Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult; Dental caries epidemiology; DMF index; Health status indicators

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LINEAR MODELS; QUEBEC; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 0032185952     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1998.tb01965.x     Document Type: Review

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