Factors associated with amalgam restorations in Taiwan

British Dental Journal

Volumn 193, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 411-414

  Hu, Suh Woan ^a   Yang, Li Chiu ^b   Chang, Hsing Yi ^c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL SURGERY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTAL SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0037068980     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4801577     Document Type: Article

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