Psychological characteristics of Norwegian adolescents reporting no likelihood of visiting a dentist in a situation with toothache

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 430-438

  Skaret, Erik ^a,b   Berg, Einar ^b   Kvale, Gerd ^b   Raadal, Magne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH PAIN; TRUST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; TOOTHACHE; TRUST;

EID: 35348898498     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2007.00869.x     Document Type: Article

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