Assessing sealant retention using a Poisson frailty model

Community Dental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 237-245

  Morgan, M V ^a   Adams, G G ^a   Campain, A C ^a   Wright, F A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Fissure sealants; Models; Random effects; Statistical

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETREATMENT; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; STATISTICS; TOOTH CROWN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DENTAL BONDING; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETREATMENT; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; TOOTH CROWN; VICTORIA;

EID: 29144531573     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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