Facilitation of implant provision in primary care

British Dental Journal

Volumn 207, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Field, J C ^a   Rousseau, N ^a   Thomason, J M ^a   Exley, C ^a   Finch, T ^a   Steele, J G ^b   Ellis, J S ^b  

^a Department of Restorative Dentistry ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTISTRY; DENTURE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTURE, OVERLAY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANDIBLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE DENTISTRY;

EID: 71649102306     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.1013     Document Type: Article

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