Measurement of dental pain and associated anxiety: Importance of procedure of assessment

Pain Clinic

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-21

  Lamey, P J ^a   Clifford, T ^a   Gijsbers, K ^b   Nicholson, F ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Dental pain; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH PAIN;

EID: 0029936974     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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