Practice activity trends among Australian private general dental practitioners: 1983-84 to 1998-99

International Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 61-66

  Brennan, D S ^a   Spencer, A J ^a,b  

^a University of Adelaide ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Convergence; Gender; Practice activity; Private general practice; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OFFICE VISITS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036551371     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2002.tb00601.x     Document Type: Review

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