Effect of sensory adaptation on anxiety of children with developmental disabilities: A new approach

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 222-228

  Shapiro, Michele ^a,b   Melmed, Raphael N ^b   Sgan Cohen, Harold D ^b   Parush, Shula ^b  

^a Issie Shapiro Center   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Developmental disabilities; Environmental adaptation; Pediatric dentistry

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL FACILITY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CHILD; COLOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTAL OFFICES; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; DENTAL SCALING; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MUSIC; PILOT PROJECTS; RELAXATION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 69049121646     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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