Accuracy of familial reporting of a child's medical history in a dental clinic setting

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 433-439

  Schwarz, Jessie Naomi ^a   Monti, Amy ^a,b   Savelli Castillo, Ilse ^a,c   Nelson, Linda P ^a,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Harvard School of Dental Medicine ^*

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Parental knowledge; Pediatric medical history; Reporting

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CHILD; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MENTAL RECALL; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 6044256050     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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