Association between dental fear and dental attendance among adults in Finland

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 224-230

  Pohjola, Vesa ^a   Lahti, Satu ^a,b   Vehkalahti, Miira M ^c   Tolvanen, Mimmi ^a   Hausen, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age; Education; Gender; Oral health; Treatment need

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL ATTENDANCE; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENDER; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; ORAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34548305296     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: 15023850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350701373558     Document Type: Article

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