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Application of a microprocessor for collection of dental epidemiological data
Author(s) -
Gamble Anthony,
Mander Carol I.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1981.tb00351.x
Subject(s) - medicine , microprocessor , data collection , epidemiology , dentistry , medical physics , statistics , computer hardware , pathology , mathematics , computer science
A technical study was undertaken to compare the conventional collection and validation of dental epidemiological data with a new method involving a microprocessor. Error rates in data collection were found to be drastically reduced and time saved by the dental examiner was considerable.