The vicious cycle of dental fear: exploring the interplay between oral health, service utilization and dental fear
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Based on the hypothesis that a vicious cycle of dental fear exists, whereby the consequences of fear tend to maintain that fear, the relationship between dental fear, self-reported oral health status and the use of dental services wa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-01-01
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Series: | BMC Oral Health |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6831/7/1 |