The accuracy of caries risk assessment in children attending South Australian School Dental Service: A longitudinal study

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ha, Diep H ^a   Spencer, A John ^a   Slade, Gary D ^a,b   Chartier, Andrew D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c South Australian Public Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL DENTISTRY;

EID: 84894159273     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004311     Document Type: Article

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