Factors influencing referral for specialist endodontic treatment amongst a group of Dutch general practitioners

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-134

  Ree, M H ^a,b   Timmerman, M F ^a   Wesselink, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dental referral; Specialist endodontic treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDODONTICS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; OBSTRUCTION; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERFORATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT CANAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS;

DECISION MAKING; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; ENDODONTICS; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0038146980     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2003.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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