Salivary catecholamine assay for assessing anxiety in pediatric dental patients

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 255-260

  Mitome, M ^a,b   Shirakawa, T ^a   Kikuiri, T ^a   Oguchi, H ^a  

^a Department of Pediatric Dentistry ^*  (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; FELYPRESSIN; NORADRENALIN; PRILOCAINE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SALIVA; SALIVATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; CATECHOLAMINES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; EPINEPHRINE; FELYPRESSIN; HUMANS; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PRILOCAINE; SALIVA; SALIVATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031083462     PISSN: 10534628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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