Dental anxiety and dental avoidance among 12 to 18 year olds in Norway

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 422-428

  Skaret, Erik ^a,b   Raadal, Magne ^a   Berg, Einar ^a   Kvale, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Faculty of Odontology   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Avoidance; Dental anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PATIENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHILD; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DMF INDEX; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0033257789     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0909-8836.1999.eos107602.x     Document Type: Article

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