Service-mix in general dental practice in Japan: A survey in a suburban area

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 410-416

  Kawamura, Makoto ^a   Sasaki, Takehiko ^a   Imai Tanaka, Takako ^a   Yamasaki, Yukiko ^a   Iwamoto, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cross national comparison; General dental practice; Service mix analysis; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; ORTHODONTICS; PERIODONTICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; PERIODONTICS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; SUBURBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0032249380     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1998.tb00201.x     Document Type: Article

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