Development of the gagging problem assessment: A pilot study

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 196-202

  Van Linden Van Den Heuvell, G F E C ^a   Pelkwijk, B J Ter ^a   Stegenga, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dental anxiety; Diagnostic instrument; Gagging; Psychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAGGING; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 38849107655     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2007.01774.x     Document Type: Article

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