Incidence of dental anxiety in young adults in relation to dental treatment experience

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 289-294

  Thomson, W Murray ^a   Locker, David ^b   Poulton, Richie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adults; Cohort study; Dental anxiety; Dental caries; Incidence; Oral health; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034243207     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2000.280407.x     Document Type: Article

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