Is there an epidemic of admissions for surgical treatment of dental abscesses in the UK?

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Published in BMJ on May 31, 2008

Authors

Steven J Thomas1, Charlotte Atkinson, Ceri Hughes, Peter Revington, Andrew R Ness

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Bristol, UK. Steve.Thomas@bristol.ac.uk

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