The effects of dental anxiety and irregular attendance on referral for dental treatment under sedation within the National Health Service in London

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 453-459

  Milgrom, Peter ^a,b   Newton, Jonathon T ^b   Boyle, Carole ^b   Heaton, Lisa J ^a   Donaldson, Nora ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dental anxiety; logistic regression; sedation; structural equation modeling; utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77956360951     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00552.x     Document Type: Article

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