Anxiety levels, patient satisfaction and failed appointment rate in anxious patients referred by general practitioners to a dental hospital unit

British Dental Journal

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 134-136

  Griffiths, H S ^a   Wilson, M A ^a   Kincey, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WRITING;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORRESPONDENCE; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SERVICE, HOSPITAL; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0032496990     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809749     Document Type: Article

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