Evaluation of patients by private general practitioners: Associations with patient, visit, and service characteristics

Community Dental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 109-115

  Brennan, D S ^a   Spencer, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental services; Evaluation of patients; General practice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTIST; DENTURE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROWNS; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTISTS; DENTURE, PARTIAL; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0036615005     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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