Impact of analytic conventions on outcome measures in two longitudinal studies of dental caries

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 202-210

  Slade, Gary D ^a   Caplan, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Dmf index; Epidemiology; Incidence; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; OHIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034201445     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2000.280306.x     Document Type: Article

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