A controlled trial of three referral methods for patients with third molars

British Dental Journal

Volumn 189, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 556-560

  Goodey, R D ^a   Brickley, M R ^a   Hill, C M ^a   Shepherd, J P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DENTAL SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGERY, ORAL; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0034715784     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800828a     Document Type: Article

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