Dental fear in Australia: Who's afraid of the dentist?

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-85

  Armfield, J M ^a,b   Spencer, A J ^a   Stewart, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental fear; Prevalence; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, DENTAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEPHONE; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 33646149969     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2006.tb00405.x     Document Type: Article

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