A competing risk survival analysis model to assess the efficacy of filling carious primary teeth

Caries Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-293

  Stephenson, J ^a,b   Chadwick, B L ^a   Playle, R A ^a   Treasure, E T ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competing risks; Primary caries; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTITION; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTITION, PRIMARY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HUMANS; MALE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TOOTH EXFOLIATION; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALES; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 77952820006     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314677     Document Type: Article

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