Self-report measurements of dental anxiety and fear in children: A critical assessment

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 252-258

  Aartman, Irene H A ^a   Van Everdingen, Ton ^a   Hoogstraten, Johan ^a,b   Schuurs, Albert H B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; HUMAN; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; HUMANS; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0032114123     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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