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- Title
A Markovian model for evaluating dental care programs.
- Authors
Freed, James R.; Marcus, Marvin; Forsythe, Alan B.
- Abstract
A Markov model is suggested as a means of evaluating dental care programs. Four mutually exclusive states of dental care are defined as Markovian states. These are episodic, initial, maintenance and nonuse. Records for all patients entering a university teaching clinic. (<em>n</em> = 578) over a 12-month period were examined and classified in one of the states of care at entry into the clinic and at 1-year intervals from the date of entry for 3 years. An analysis of the findings indicated that the Markov model did fit reasonably well and provided a good approximation of the empirical data.
- Subjects
DENTAL care; MARKOV processes; ORAL medicine; HEALTH promotion; PREVENTIVE medicine; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, 1979, Vol 7, Issue 1, p25
- ISSN
0301-5661
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01181.x