Variability in measurement of radiomorphometric indices by general dental practitioners

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 120-125

  Devlin, C V ^a   Horner, K ^a   Devlin, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biometry; Mandible; Osteoporosis; Panoramic; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; MANDIBLE; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; OBSERVER VARIATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RADIOLOGY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035294228     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600594     Document Type: Article

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