Prevalence of dental anxiety among 5- to 8-year-old Taiwanese children

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-41

  Lee, Chen Yi ^a   Chang, Yong Yuan ^a   Huang, Shun Te ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; Dental anxiety; Prevalence; ROC curve

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROC CURVE; TAIWAN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33947309771     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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