Factors related to satisfaction with dental care among 23-year olds in Norway

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 150-157

  Skaret, Erik ^a,b   Berg, Einar ^a   Raadal, Magne ^a   Kvale, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Faculty of Odontology   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Beliefs of the dentist; Painful experiences; Satisfaction with dental care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DMF INDEX; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NORWAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 15944365869     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2004.00208.x     Document Type: Article

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