Evidence summary: What 'cost of illness' evidence is there about cross-infection related infections in dental practice?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-88

  Fox, Chris ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DISINFECTION; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL CARE; DISINFECTION; ECONOMICS, DENTAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL;

EID: 77954919306     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.651     Document Type: Article

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