Prosthodontic Decision Making among General Dentists in Sweden. I: The Choice between Crown Therapy and Filling

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 426-431

  Kronström, Mats ^a,b   Palmqvist, Sigvard ^b,c   Söderfeldt, Björn ^b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TOOTH CROWN; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROWNS; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0033181613     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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