Questionnaire vs clinical surveys: The right choice?-A cross-sectional comparative study

• Main Authors: Aswini Y Balappanavar (Author), Varun Sardana (Author), L Nagesh (Author), Anil V Ankola (Author), Pradnya Kakodkar (Author), Mamata Hebbal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: To investigate the practical value of using questionnaires (self perceived assessment) as compared with clinical examinations (normative assessment) and to evaluate the role of socioeconomic status and implications of the results in understanding the public perception of oral health. Materi...