A multilevel analysis of factors affecting the difference in dental patients' and caregivers' evaluation of oral quality of life

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 531-537

  Sampogna, F ^a,b,c   Johansson, V ^c   Axtelius, B ^c   Abeni, D ^b   Soderfeldt B ^c  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Communication; Dentistry; Health service provision; Multilevel model; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORAL HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL INDEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749107668     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2008.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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