Guest editorial: The changing standard of care

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 434-437

  Niederman, Richard ^a   Richards, Derek ^b,c   Brands, Wolter ^d,e  

^a FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Centre for Evidence Based Dentistry   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOK; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; HUMANS; MANUALS AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; STANDARD OF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861806541     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2012.0190     Document Type: Editorial

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