Prevalence of dental fear and phobia relative to other fear and phobia subtypes

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-143

  Oosterink, Floor M D ^a,b   De Jongh, Ad ^a   Hoogstraten, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dental fears; Dental phobia; DSM IV; Prevalence; Specific phobias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHOBIA; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62549122439     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2008.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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