Validation of a Chinese version of the dental anxiety inventory

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-114

  Ng, Sam K S ^a,b   Stouthard, Marlies E A ^c   Keung Leung, W ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dental anxiety; Facet design; Questionnaire; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PUBLICATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 15944427525     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2004.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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