Anticipatory anxiety in children visiting the dentist: Lack of effect of preparatory information

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 338-342

  Olumide, Funmi ^a   Newton, J Tim ^a,b   Dunne, Stephen ^a   Gilbert, David B ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68949214452     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2009.00980.x     Document Type: Article

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