'Toothache stories': A qualitative investigation of why and how people seek emergency dental care

Community Dental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 106-111

  Anderson, R ^a   Thomas, D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental pain; Emergency dental service; Out of hours; Qualitative research; Toothache

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTIST; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOM; TAPE RECORDER; TOOTH PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MOTIVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY DENTISTRY; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 0042921263     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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