Dental health state utility values associated with tooth loss in two contrasting cultures

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 601-609

  Nassani, M Z ^a   Locker, D ^b   Elmesallati, A A ^c   Devlin, H ^c   Mohammadi, T M ^d   Hajizamani, A ^d   Kay, E J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALEPPO   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Dental health; Measurement; Tooth loss; Utility values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 67650918066     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2009.01975.x     Document Type: Article

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