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Comment
. 2005 May 7;330(7499):1084-5; author reply 1085-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7499.1084-b.

What's the evidence that NICE guidance has been implemented? Analysis is subject to confounding

Colin Tilley, Fay Crawford, Jan Clarkson, Nigel Pitts, Mary McCann
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What's the evidence that NICE guidance has been implemented? Analysis is subject to confounding

Colin Tilley et al. BMJ. .
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Numbers of surgical and non-surgical third molar treatments and general anaesthetic treatments per 1000 claims in Scottish General Dental Service. Third molar treatment=at least one type of extraction provided in course of treatments; 3m surgical=extractions requiring division of roots or crown; 3m non-surgical=extractions not requiring division of roots or crown; GA=at least one treatment with general anaesthesia (24(A)) provided in course of treatments
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