Dental beliefs: Evaluation of the Swedish version of the revised Dental Beliefs Survey in different patient groups and in a non-clinical student sample

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-215

  Abrahamsson, Kajsa H ^a,b   Hakeberg, Magnus ^a,c   Stenman, Jane ^a   Öhrn, Kerstin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Dental Beliefs Survey; Dental fear; Dentist patient relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SWEDEN; TRUST;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENTS; SWEDEN; TRUST;

EID: 33744987120     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2006.00358.x     Document Type: Article

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