Psychological disorders and dental anxiety in a young adult population

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 456-463

  Locker, D ^a   Poulton, R ^b   Thomson, W M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Dunedin Multidisc Hlth Devmt R   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dental anxiety; Phobia; Psychological disorder; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDUCT DISORDER; DENTAL ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEW ZEALAND; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PHOBIA; PREVALENCE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; CONDUCT DISORDER; DENTAL ANXIETY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW ZEALAND; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; ODDS RATIO; PANIC DISORDER; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0035752660     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2001.290607.x     Document Type: Article

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