Dental fear and oral health and family characteristics of Finnish children

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 207-213

  Rantavuori, Kari ^b   Lahti, Satu ^a   Hausen, Hannu ^b   Seppä, Liisa ^b   Kärkkäinen, Sakari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Caries; Child; Dental fear; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRILL; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HABIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CANDY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL ANXIETY; DIET, CARIOGENIC; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 4944266147     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350410001586     Document Type: Article

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