The Australian public's perception of mercury risk from dental restorations

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 391-395

  Thomson, W Murray ^a   Stewart, Judith F ^a   Carter, Knute D ^a   Spencer, A John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental amalgam; Mercury; Public perception; Risk

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETREATMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETREATMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031307826     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1997.tb01728.x     Document Type: Article

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