The dental anxiety scale and effects of dental fear on salivary cortisol

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-117

  Krueger, Tillmann H C ^a   Heller, Heinz Werner ^b   Hauffa, Berthold P ^c   Haake, Philip ^c   Exton, Mike S ^c   Schedlowski, Manfred ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA;

ADOLESCENT; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA;

EID: 16244411072     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.100.1.109-117     Document Type: Article

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