Effect of selected literature on dentists' decisions to remove asymptomatic, impacted lower third molars

European journal of oral sciences

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 2-7

  Van Der Sanden, Wil J M ^a   Mettes, Dirk G ^a   Plasschaert, Alphons J M ^a   Grol, Richard P G M ^b   Van'T Hof, Martin A ^c   Knutsson, Kerstin ^d   Verdonschot, Emiel H ^a  

^a University Medical Center   (United States)

^b Centre for Quality of Care Research (WOK)   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DECISION MAKING; DENTIST; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DECISION MAKING; DENTISTS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 0036484109     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0909-8836.2001.00001.x     Document Type: Article

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