How often should we go to the dentist?: About once a year—but rates of disease progression vary greatly

BMJ

Volumn 319, Issue 7204, 1999, Pages 204-205

  Kay, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTIST; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

DENTAL CARE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 0033600465     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7204.204     Document Type: Editorial

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