Reliability and validity of a faces version of the modified child dental anxiety scale

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 281-288

  Howard, Karen E ^a   Freeman, Ruth ^b  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL ANXIETY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHILD; DENTAL ANXIETY; DMF INDEX; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34250169079     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2007.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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