Prevalence of Symptoms Associated with Temporomandibular Disorders in Hong Kong Chinese

Journal of Orofacial Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 228-234

  Pow, Edmond H N ^b   Leung, Katherine C M ^b   McMillan, Anne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Jaw pain; Prevalence; Temporomandibular disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUXISM; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ETHNOLOGY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRUXISM; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; STATISTICS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 0035377298     PISSN: 10646655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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