Utilization of day stay general anaesthesia for the provision of dental treatment to children in New South Wales, Australia

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 206-212

  Alcaino, E ^a   Kilpatrick, N M ^b   Kingsford Smith, E D ^c  

^a Westmead Centre for Oral Health   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ETHNIC GROUP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INFANT; NEW SOUTH WALES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0034280932     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-263x.2000.00193.x     Document Type: Article

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