Measuring orthodontic treatment satisfaction: Questionnaire development and preliminary validation

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 155-160

  Bennett, M Elizabeth ^b   Tulloch, J F Camilla ^a   Vig, Katherine W L ^c   Phillips, Ceib L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer satisfaction; Orthodontic treatment satisfaction; Questionnaire; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSUMER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHODONTICS; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; ORTHODONTICS; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035380567     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2001.tb03383.x     Document Type: Article

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