A qualitative study of teenagers' decisions to undergo orthodontic treatment with fixed appliance

Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 197-204

  Trulsson, U ^a   Strandmark, M ^a   Mohlin, B ^b   Berggren, U ^b  

^a NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Decision making; Grounded theory; Interviews; Malocclusion; Orthodontic treatment; Teenager

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MASS MEDIUM; ORTHODONTICS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MASS MEDIA; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; PEER GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0036717074     PISSN: 14653125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ortho/29.3.197     Document Type: Article

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