A Transcultural Perspective on the Emotional Effect of Tooth Loss in Complete Denture Wearers

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 461-465

  Scott, Brendan J J ^c   Leung, Katherine C M ^c   McMillan, Anne S ^b   Davis, David M ^a   Fiske, Janice ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; EATING; EMOTION; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DENTURE, COMPLETE; EATING; EMOTIONS; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SELF CONCEPT; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 0035453068     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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