Personality types of pediatric dentists: Comparative analysis and associated factors

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-45

  Needleman, Howard L ^a,b   Bang, Sungyon ^a   Zhou, Jing ^a   Johnson, Jamelyn R ^c   McPeek, Bob ^c   Graham, Dionne ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Center for Applications of Psychological Type   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentists; Pediatric; Personality; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; EMOTION; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTROVERSION; INTUITION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THINKING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENTISTS; EMOTIONS; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTROVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTUITION; JOB SATISFACTION; JUDGMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; THINKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953772518     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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