The cost-effectiveness of adding fluorides to milk-products distributed by the National Food Supplement Programme (PNAC) in rural areas of Chile

Community Dental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-81

  Marino R ^a   Morgan, M ^a   Weitz, A ^b   Villa, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Cost effectiveness; Dental caries; Milk fluoridation; Prevention programme

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DAIRY PRODUCT; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILE; COHORT STUDIES; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DMF INDEX; FLUORIDES; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 34250678943     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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