Dental and medical injections: Prevalence of self-reported problems among 18-yr-old subjects in Norway

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 122-127

  Vika, Margrethe ^a,b   Raadal, Magne ^a   Skaret, Erik ^a   Kvale, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Faculty of Odontology   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Avoidance; Dental injection; Fear; Medical injection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DENTAL CARE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJECTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NORWAY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHLEBOTOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNCOPE; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL CARE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; NORWAY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHLEBOTOMY; SEX FACTORS; SYNCOPE; VACCINATION;

EID: 33645364442     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2006.00335.x     Document Type: Article

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