Dental anxiety and trait anxiety: An investigation of their relationship

British Dental Journal

Volumn 206, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Fuentes, D ^a   Gorenstein, C ^a   Hu, L W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de Psiquiatria   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DENTAL ANXIETY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67649222013     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.253     Document Type: Article

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