How to measure the cost-effectiveness of periodontal treatments

Periodontology 2000

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 138-146

  Vernazza, Chris ^a   Heasman, Peter ^a   Gaunt, Francesca ^a   Pennington, Mark ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL PROCEDURE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERIODONTAL DISEASES; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865393114     PISSN: 09066713     EISSN: 16000757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2011.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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