Clinical practice guidelines in dentistry: Opinions of dental practitioners on their contribution to the quality of dental care

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-111

  Van Der Sanden, W J M ^a,b   Mettes, D G ^b   Plasschaert, A J M ^b   Van't Hof, M A ^b   Grol, R P T M ^b   Verdonschot, E H ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0037394617     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.12.2.107     Document Type: Article

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