The effects of a long wait for children's dental general anaesthesia

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-109

  North, Sarah ^a   Davidson, Lesley E ^a   Blinkhorn, Anthony S ^b   Mackie, Iain C ^b  

^a CHARLES CLIFFORD DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTHACHE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33846673549     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2006.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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