Inter-examiner variability in orthodontic treatment decisions for Danish children with 'borderline' treatment need

European Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 250-256

  Baelum, V ^a   Borchorst, E ^b   Buch, H ^b   Domgaard P ^b   Hartig, L E ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Danish Society of Orthodontic Specialists' Quality Committee   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; DENMARK; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHODONTICS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME;

CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DENMARK; DENTAL MODELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEX OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT NEED; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORTHODONTICS; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859302990     PISSN: 01415387     EISSN: 14602210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjq195     Document Type: Article

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