Global, regional, and national burden and quality of care index (QCI) of oral disorders: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 1990-2017

• Main Authors: Shervan Shoaee (Author), Erfan Ghasemi (Author), Ahmad Sofi-Mahmudi (Author), Erfan Shamsoddin (Author), Marcos Roberto Tovani-Palone (Author), Shahin Roshani (Author), Mohammad-Hossein Heydari (Author), Moein Yoosefi (Author), Masoud Masinaei (Author), Sina Azadnaejafabadi (Author), Esmaeil Mohammadi (Author), Negar Rezaei (Author), Bagher Larijani (Author), Hossein Fakhrzadeh (Author), Farshad Farzadfar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Oral disorders are still a major global public health challenge, considering their perpetuating and chronic nature. Currently, there is no direct index to measure the quality of care on a population scale. Hence, we aim to propose a new index to measure the quality of care for or...