A qualitative look at parents' experience of their child's dental general anaesthesia

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 309-319

  Amin, M S ^a   Harrison, R L ^a   Weinstein, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33746657984     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2006.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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