Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 51-59 , June 2007

Evidence-Based Rationale Supports a National Periodontal Disease Screening Program

  • Claudia Luciak-Donsberger, PhD, MA, RDH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Periodontology and Prophylaxis, Bernhard Gottlieb School of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • Franz Piribauer, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Applied Epidemiology and Health Policy, Vienna, Austria

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doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2007.02.001

Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 51-59 , June 2007

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