Child dental fear in low-income and non-low-income families: A school-based survey study

Background/purpose: Dental fear results in avoidance of dental visits, which is associated with a greater number of caries among school-aged children. This study aimed to assess the relationship between direct (conditioning) and indirect (modeling and negative information) pathways of fear acquisiti...

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Main Authors: Yi-Ling Lin, Yea-Yin Yen, Hon-Sen Chen, Yen-Chun Liu, Chin-Shun Chang, Chun-Ming Chen, Fu-Li Chen, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Chien-Hung Lee, Chih-Yang Hu, Hsiao-Ling Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790213000433