Characteristics of adult dentally fearful individuals. A cross-cultural study

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 268-274

  Berggren, Ulf ^a   Pierce, Calvin J ^b   Eli, Ilana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Dental anxiety; Dentist attributes; Etiology; Treatment preference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENTAL ANXIETY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; PENNSYLVANIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034241481     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0722.2000.108004268.x     Document Type: Article

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