The development of referral guidelines for dentists referring children for extractions under general anaesthesia

British Dental Journal

Volumn 194, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 561-565

  Clayton, M ^a   Mackie, I C ^b  

^a Hattersley Primary Care Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTIST; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; TOOTH EXTRACTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DENTAL CARIES; ENGLAND; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 3042518742     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4810208     Document Type: Article

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