Practice belief scales among private general dental practitioners

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 186-193

  Brennan, D S ^a   Spencer, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

General dental practice; Practice beliefs; Service rates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035460311     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2001.tb00280.x     Document Type: Article

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