Barriers to the use of a diagnostic oral microbiology laboratory by general dental practitioners

British Dental Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 345-347

  Roy, K M ^a   Smith, A ^a   Sanderson, J ^a   Bagg, J ^a   MacKenzie, D ^a   Jackson, M S ^a   Taylor, G ^b   McEwen, J ^c  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Woodside Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTIST; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTISTS; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MOUTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0033541332     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800106a     Document Type: Article

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