A closer look at diagnosis in clinical dental practice: Part 4. Effectiveness of nonradiographic diagnostic procedures and devices in dental practice

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 470-474

  Maupomé, Gerardo ^a,b,c   Pretty, Iain A ^d,e  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision support techniques; Predictive value of tests; Risk assessment methods

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; N BENZOYLARGININE 2 NAPHTHYLAMIDE;

ARTICLE; COLOR; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH DISEASE; ODONTOMETRY; PERIODONTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; TOOTH ROOT;

BENZOYLARGININE-2-NAPHTHYLAMIDE; COLOR; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTAL PULP TEST; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; HUMANS; ODONTOMETRY; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOOTH APEX;

EID: 4043085489     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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