The effect of age, gender and socio-economic factors on perceived dental anxiety determined by a modified scale in children

Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 235-241

  Cem Dogan, M ^a   Seydaoglu, Gusah ^a   Uguz, Sukru ^a   Inanc, Banu Yazgan ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Dental anxiety; Socio economic status

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL ANXIETY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VALIDATION STUDY;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; DENTAL ANXIETY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TURKEY;

EID: 39049181676     PISSN: 16021622     EISSN: 17579996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a11638     Document Type: Article

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