Dental fear of Finnish children in the light of different measures of dental fear

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 239-244

  Rantavuori, Kari ^a   Lahti, Satu ^a   Seppä, Liisa ^a   Hausen, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Child; Dental fear; Factor analysis; Measure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL SUBSCALE OF THE CHILDREN FEAR SURVEY SCHEDULE; DENTIST; DRILL; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SUCTION;

EID: 23044510518     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350510019856     Document Type: Article

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