A comparison of three continuous scales used to determine the prevalence of clinically significant dental fear

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 554-563

  Armfield, Jason M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; behavioral science; psychosocial aspects of oral health; study design

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81255185155     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2011.00628.x     Document Type: Article

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