A dental support group for anxious patients

British Dental Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 57-62

  Crawford, A N ^a,c   Hawker, B J ^b   Lennon, M A ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Park Lane Research ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL ANXIETY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF HELP;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 0031587152     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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