title: Factors influencing clinical treatment for severe chronic periodontitis.
abstract: Electronic patient records (EPR) may facilitate further articulation, quantification and improvement of the parameter on chronic periodontitis and periodontal treatment decisions.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Information Science, University of Texas at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Hongmiao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walji
authors.forename: Raouf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: Craig W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D055113:Chronic Periodontitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D013781:Texas