General dentists' referral of children younger than age 3 to pediatric dentists

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 277-283

  McQuistan, Michelle R ^a   Kuthy, Raymond A ^a   Damiano, Peter C ^a   Ward, Marcia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

General dentists; Infant oral health exams; Pediatric dentistry; Referral patterns; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33644663614     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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