Knowledge of oral radiology among Swedish dentists

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 219-224

  Svenson, B ^a   Soderfeldt B ^b   Grondahl H ^c  

^a POSTGRADUATE DENTAL EDUCATION CENTER   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Continuing; Dental; Dentistry; Education; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY; SWEDEN; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOLOGY; SWEDEN;

EID: 1542785766     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600253     Document Type: Article

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