Dental fear and anxiety in an adult Icelandic population

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 100-104

  Ragnarsson, Einar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Dental anxiety; Epidemiology; Oral; Oral health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERIODONTICS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032038871     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016359850136067     Document Type: Article

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