A system of diagnostic codes for dental health care

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 162-170

  Leake, James L ^a   Main, Patricia A ^b   Sabbah, Wael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Durham Regional Health Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental records; Diagnosis; Health services research; Management information systems; Medical records systems, computerized

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; TOOTH CALCULUS; TOOTH DISEASE;

COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL RECORDS; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; ONTARIO; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 0033138896     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1999.tb03266.x     Document Type: Article

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