Dental anxiety, distress at induction and postoperative morbidity in children undergoing tooth extraction using general anaesthesia

British Dental Journal

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-43

  Hosey, M T ^a   Macpherson, L M D ^a   Adair, P ^b   Tochel, C ^c   Burnside, G ^d   Pine, C ^e  

^a GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; PARENTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 31144453890     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4813123     Document Type: Article

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