Primary health care assessment and intervention in the dental office

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1825-1832

  Lamster, Ira B ^a   Wolf, Dana L ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Dental Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL FACILITY; DENTIST; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; NOTE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

DENTAL OFFICES; DENTISTS; DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 53549110509     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2008.080124     Document Type: Note

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