Use of caries prevention services in the Northwest PRECEDENT dental network

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-78

  Ferracane, J ^a   Hilton, T ^a   Korpak, A ^b   Gillette, J ^c   Speed McIntyre, P ^c   Berg, J ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

caries; fluoride; practice based research; prevention; prophylaxis, sealants

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651464277     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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