Medical emergencies in general dental practice in Great Britain Part 1: Their prevalence over a 10-year period

British Dental Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 72-79

  Atherton, G J ^a,b   McCaul, J A ^c   Williams, S A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Halifax General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033596399     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800023     Document Type: Article

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