Evidence summary: What do dentists mean by 'prevention' when applied to what they do in their practices?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 208, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 359-363

  Fox, Chris ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY;

EID: 77951676730     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.371     Document Type: Article

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