The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of routine dental checks: A systematic review and economic evaluation

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Davenport, C ^a   Elley, K ^b   Salas, C ^c   Taylor Weetman, C L ^d   Fry Smith, A ^a   Bryan, S ^a   Taylor, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Rowley Regis and Tipton PCT   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d North Stoke PCT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CALCULATION; CAREGIVER; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; DENTITION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FLUORIDATION; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOUTH CANCER; MOUTH HYGIENE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORAL BLEEDING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TUMOR VOLUME; UNITED KINGDOM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; MOUTH TUMOR; PROBABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATE DENTISTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85045798275     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta7070     Document Type: Review

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