Intra-observer reliability regarding removal of asymptomatic third molars

British Dental Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 557-559

  Kostopoulou, O ^a   Brickley, M R ^a   Shepherd, J P ^a   Newcombe, R G ^a   Knutsson, K ^b   Rohlin, M ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORAL SURGERY; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGERY, ORAL; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0032513781     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809697     Document Type: Article

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