The perceived benefit of endodontic retreatment

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 359-365

  Kvist, T ^a   Reit, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Decision making; Dentist behaviour; Endodontic retreatment; Value judgements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; ENDODONTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036528254     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2002.00486.x     Document Type: Article

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