Development of a questionnaire to measure concern for dental appearance

Psychological Reports

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 425-430

  Frazer, Michael ^a   Lindsay, Stan ^b  

^a De Crespigny Park ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035495934     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2001.89.2.425     Document Type: Article

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