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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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A working classification proposed for indices based on dental specialties in dental research
Thorakkal Shamim
Department of Dentistry, Government Taluk Head Quarters Hospital, Malappuram, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Thorakkal Shamim
Department of Dentistry, Government Taluk Head Quarters Hospital, Malappuram - 676 519, Kerala
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/MJ.MJ_26_18
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In dentistry, indices are values that are assigned to quantify the incidence, prevalence, and severity of disease. This paper calls attention to a working classification proposed for indices based on its relationship with nine dental specialties with literature search of indices used in dental research in the PubMed database. |
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