Objective measurement of patient's dental anxiety by galvanic skin reaction

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 493-496

  Caprara, H John ^a   Eleazer, Paul D ^b,d   Barfield, Robert D ^b   Chavers, Scott ^c  

^a School of Dentistry ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^d Univ of Alabama School of Dentistry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTISTRY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; DENTAL ANXIETY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; DENTAL ANXIETY; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; LIE DETECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0141940647     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004770-200308000-00001     Document Type: Article

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