General health promotion in general dental practice - The involvement of the dental team Part 1: A review of the evidence of effectiveness of brief public health interventions

British Dental Journal

Volumn 200, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 679-685

  Dyer, T A ^a   Robinson, P G ^b  

^a Rotherham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; COUNSELING; DENTIST; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SKIN TUMOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; COUNSELING; DENTAL STAFF; DENTISTS; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 33745622645     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4813731     Document Type: Review

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