Factors associated with dental anxiety

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 129, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1111-1119

  Doerr, Patricia A ^a   Lang, W Paul ^a   Nyquist, Linda V ^b   Ronis, David L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032132458     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1998.0386     Document Type: Article

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