Empirical evidence of the relationship between parental and child dental fear: A structured review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-101

  Themessl Huber, Markus ^a   Freeman, Ruth ^b   Humphris, Gerry ^c   MacGillivray, Steve ^d   Terzi, Nathalie ^e  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^e NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS;

EID: 77649296469     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2009.00998.x     Document Type: Review

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