Modeling the long-term cost-effectiveness of the caries management system in an Australian population

Value in Health

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 750-760

  Warren, Emma ^a   Pollicino, Christine ^b   Curtis, Bradley ^b   Evans, Wendell ^b   Sbaraini, Alexandra ^b   Schwarz, Eli ^b  

^a Health Economist   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cost effectiveness; dental caries; economic analysis; prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARIES PREVENTION; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; INFANT; MOLAR TOOTH; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 77956386784     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00759.x     Document Type: Article

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