Quality evaluation of process of root canal treatments performed on young adults in Finnish public oral health service

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 227-232

  Helminen, S E ^a   Vehkalahti, M ^a   Kerosuo, E ^a,b   Murtomaa, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Endodontic treatment; Practice guidelines; Public oral health care; Quality evaluation; Treatment process; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT CANAL THERAPY;

EID: 0034178453     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-5712(99)00076-7     Document Type: Article

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