Cost minimisation analysis of two occlusal caries preventive programmes

Community Dental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-91

  Arrow, Peter ^a  

^a Perth Dent Hosp Comm Dent Serv   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caries prevention; Cost minimisation

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT; FLUORIDE VARNISH;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; FLUORIDES, TOPICAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034208958     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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