Identified factors in child-dentist relationship important for the management of dental anxiety in Nigerian children

European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 225-232

  Folayan, M O ^a   Idehen, E E ^a   Ojo, O O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Children; Dental anxiety; Dentist

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 16644391839     PISSN: 1591996X     EISSN: 2035648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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