Variation in costs of cone beam CT examinations among healthcare systems

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 571-577

  Christell, H ^a   Birch, S ^b,c   Hedesiu, M ^d   Horner, K ^e   Ivanauskaite D ^f   Nackaerts, O ^g   Rohlin, M ^a   Lindh, C ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Costs and cost analysis; Diagnostic; Oral health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CANINE TOOTH; CHILD; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LITHUANIA; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; RADIOGRAPHY; ROMANIA; SWEDEN; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; CHILD; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CUSPID; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; LITHUANIA; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR, THIRD; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; ROMANIA; SWEDEN; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTH, IMPACTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866629746     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/22131776     Document Type: Article

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