Appraisal of a standardised periodontal referral proforma

British Dental Journal

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 42-46

  Snoad, R J ^a   Eaton, K A ^b   Furniss, J S ^b   Newman, H N ^b  

^a Defence Dental Agency Training Establishment   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CLINIC; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

DENTAL CLINICS; DENTAL RECORDS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LONDON; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033542655     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800198a     Document Type: Article

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