Socioeconomic disparities in orthodontic treatment outcomes and expenditure on orthodontics in England's state-funded National Health Service: a retrospective observational study

• Главные авторы: Juliet Price (Автор), William Whittaker (Автор), Stephen Birch (Автор), Paul Brocklehurst (Автор), Martin Tickle (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background This study aimed to assess whether there are potential areas for efficiency improvements in the National Health Service (NHS) orthodontic service in North West England and to assess the socioeconomic status (SES)-related equity of the outcomes achieved by the NHS. Methods The stu...