The association between dental anxiety and oral health-related quality of life in Britain

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-72

  McGrath, Colman ^a   Bedi, Raman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dental anxiety; Psychosocial impact and oral health; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTURES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 1442333436     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2004.00119.x     Document Type: Article

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