A survey of denture identification marking within the United Kingdom

British Dental Journal

Volumn 203, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Murray, C A ^a   Boyd, P T ^b   Young, B C ^c   Dhar, S ^c   Dickson, M ^a   Currie, J N W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Prosthodontics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTISTS; DENTURE IDENTIFICATION MARKING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PROSTHODONTICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 36949014954     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bdj.2007.944     Document Type: Article

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