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American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-249

  O'Brien, Kevin ^a   Sandler, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL TECHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LITERATURE; ORTHODONTICS; PHILOSOPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; ORTHODONTICS; PHILOSOPHY, DENTAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TECHNOLOGY, DENTAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956324993     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2010.06.010     Document Type: Editorial

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