Amalgam and composite use in UK general dental practice in 2001

British Dental Journal

Volumn 194, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 613-618

  Burke, F J T ^a   McHugh, S ^b   Hall, A C ^a   Randall, R C ^c   Widstrom, E ^d   Forss, H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; RESIN; DENTAL ALLOY;

ARTICLE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL ACID ETCHING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RETREATMENT; STATISTICS;

ACID ETCHING, DENTAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPOSITE RESINS; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DRUG UTILIZATION; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RETREATMENT; RUBBER DAMS;

EID: 1942480348     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4810258     Document Type: Article

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