Dental fear in adults: A meta-analysis of behavioral interventions

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 250-264

  Kvale, Gerd ^a,d   Berggren, Ulf ^b   Milgrom, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Department of Clinical Psychology ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Behavior therapy; Cognitive therapy; Dental anxiety; Meta analysis; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; PATIENT DROPOUTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 4344627340     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2004.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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