Cost-effectiveness of different caries preventive measures in a high-risk population of Swedish adolescents

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-178

  Oscarson, N ^a,c   Kallestal C ^a   Fjelddahl, A ^b   Lindholm, L ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Box 602 ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis (CEA); Costs and cost analysis; Dentistry; Preventive dentistry

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; ANTICARIES AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTIN; DENTIST; ENAMEL; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NURSE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN; TIME; TOOTH FILLING; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES SUSCEPTIBILITY; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; DMF INDEX; FINANCING, PERSONAL; FLUORIDES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0141560721     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2003.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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