Association of Symptoms of TMD and Orofacial Pain with Alexithymia: An Epidemiological Study of the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort

Cranio - Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 246-251

  Sipilä, Kirsi ^a   Veijola, Juha ^a,b,c,d   Jokelainen, Jari ^a,c   Järvelin, Marjo Riitta ^a,b,e   Oikarinen, Kyösti S ^a,c,f,g,h   Raustia, Aune M ^a,i,j   Joukamaa, Matti ^a,c,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d ACADEMY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^h KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^j Institute of Dentistry   (Finland)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TONGUE DISEASE; TOOTH PAIN;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS; TONGUE DISEASES; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 0035487672     PISSN: 08869634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08869634.2001.11746175     Document Type: Article

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