Onset of and patterns of change in dental anxiety in adolescence and early adulthood: A birth cohort study

Community Dental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 99-104

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Birth cohort study; Dental anxiety; Gender; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; ONSET AGE; PERSONALITY TEST; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; COHORT STUDIES; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0035377746     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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