The quality of panoramic radiographs in a sample of general dental practices

British Dental Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 630-633

  Rushton, V E ^a   Horner, K ^a   Worthington, H V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENGLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033606305     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800182a     Document Type: Article

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