The effect of sociodemographic factors on dental anxiety in children seen in a suburban Nigerian hospital

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-26

  Folayan, M O ^a   Idehen, E E ^a   Ufomata, D ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URBAN POPULATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL ANXIETY; HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBURBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0037736590     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-263X.2003.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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