A cost analysis of treating pediatric dental patients using general anesthesia versus conscious sedation

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-30

  Lee, J Y ^a   Vann, W F ^a   Roberts, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RELATIVE VALUE SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033644569     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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