Dental fear and anxiety levels of patients attending a dental clinic

Quintessence International

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 304-310

  Erten, Hülya ^a   Akarslan, Zühre Zafersoy ^a   Bodrumlu, Emre ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attendance; Dental anxiety scale; Dental fear scale; Dentistry; Fear

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SENSATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CLINICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; SENSATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33645281182     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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