Risk-based early prevention in comparison with routine prevention of dental caries: A 7-year follow-up of a controlled clinical trial; clinical and economic aspects

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Pienihäkkinen, Kaisu ^a   Jokela, Jorma ^b   Alanen, Pentti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Public Health Care Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 17844406883     PISSN: 14726831     EISSN: 14726831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-5-2     Document Type: Article

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