Referrals for dental general anaesthetics - How many really need GA?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 187, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 440-444

  Tyrer, G L ^a  

^a Birch Hill Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARIES; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DENTAL CARIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033598465     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800299a     Document Type: Article

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