Are oral health status and care associated with anxiety and depression? A study of Portuguese health science students

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-66

  Marques Vidal, Pedro ^a   Milagre, Virginia ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cross sectional study; Depression; Female; Oral health

Indexed keywords

TOOTHPASTE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL DEVICE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MOUTH HYGIENE; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PAIN;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; DENTIFRICES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PORTUGAL; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; TOOTHACHE; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 33646189229     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2006.tb02553.x     Document Type: Article

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