Children's use of dental services: influence of maternal dental anxiety, attendance pattern, and perception of children's quality of life.
Objectives The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of a child's clinical condition; maternal characteristics such as dental anxiety and dental visit pattern; socioeconomic conditions; and maternal perception of the child's oral health-related quality of life ( OHRQoL) on a child's...
| Publicado en: | Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 451 - 459 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Oct2012
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