The vicious cycle of dental fear: Exploring the interplay between oral health, service utilization and dental fear

BMC Oral Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Armfield, Jason M ^a   Stewart, Judy F ^a   Spencer, A John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 33846780978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6831-7-1     Document Type: Article

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