The cost-effectiveness of supportive periodontal care: A global perspective

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 553-561

  Pennington, Mark ^a   Heasman, Peter ^b   Gaunt, Francesca ^b   Güntsch, Arndt ^c   Ivanovski, Saso ^d   Imazato, Satoshi ^e   Rajapakse, Sunethra ^f   Allen, Edith ^g   Flemmig, Thomas ^h   Sanz, Mariano ⁱ   Vernazza, Chris ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

cost effectiveness; health economics; periodontal disease; supportive periodontal care

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTISTRY; ECONOMICS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IRELAND; JAPAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REVIEW; SPAIN; SRI LANKA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; IRELAND; JAPAN; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTICS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SPAIN; SRI LANKA; STATE DENTISTRY; TOOTH LOSS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955923567     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2011.01722.x     Document Type: Review

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