Critical issues in periodontal diagnosis

Periodontology 2000

Volumn 39, Issue , 2005, Pages 9-12

  Mombelli, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MOUTH DISEASE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 26944447572     PISSN: 09066713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2005.00126.x     Document Type: Editorial

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