Dean's fluorosis index: An assessment of examiner reliability

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-59

  Kumar, Jayanth V ^a   Swango, Philip A ^c   Opima, Pandy N ^c   Green, Elmer L ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c University at Albany ^*

Author keywords

Dean's Index; Dental fluorosis; Kappa statistics; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS;

EID: 0034354360     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2000.tb03294.x     Document Type: Article

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