A closer look at diagnosis in clinical dental practice: Part 3. Effectiveness of radiographic diagnostic procedures

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 388-394

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision support techniques; Predictive value of tests; Radiography, dental; Risk assessment methods

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DENTAL CARIES; EVALUATION; HUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; AREA UNDER CURVE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; PERIAPICAL DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4043147774     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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