An economic evaluation of community water fluoridation

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 78-86

  Griffin, Susan O ^a   Jones, Kari ^b,c   Tomar, Scott L ^a,d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

And caries increment; Cost; Cost effectiveness; Cost savings; Water fluoridation

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRODUCTIVITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; EFFICIENCY; FLUORIDATION; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035288829     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2001.tb03370.x     Document Type: Review

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