Cost-effectiveness of pit-and-fissure sealants on primary molars in medicaid-enrolled children

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 555-561

  Chi, Donald L ^a   Van Der Goes, David N ^b   Ney, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL PROCEDURE; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MOLAR TOOTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; IOWA; MARKOV CHAINS; MEDICAID; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84894067911     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301588     Document Type: Article

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