Anxiety and depressive disorders and dental fear among adults in Finland

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-60

  Pohjola, Vesa ^a   Mattila, Aino K ^b,c   Joukamaa, Matti ^b,c,d   Lahti, Satu ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Comorbidity of depressive and anxiety disorders; Generalized anxiety disorder; Social phobia; Vulnerability to dental fear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78751479492     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2010.00795.x     Document Type: Article

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