Increasing prevalence of emergency department visits for pediatric dental care, 1997-2001

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 379-385

  Ladrillo, Teresita E ^a   Hobdell, Martin H ^b   Caviness, A Chantal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Medical emergencies; Pediatric care; Pediatric dental services; Tooth injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645025679     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2006.0188     Document Type: Article

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