The potential for delegation of clinical care in general dental practice

British Dental Journal

Volumn 203, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 695-699

  Evans, C ^a   Chestnutt, I G ^a,b   Chadwick, B L ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Dental Public Health ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 37249065356     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bdj.2007.1111     Document Type: Article

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