Journal of Dentistry
Volume 36, Issue 11 , Pages 857-860 , November 2008

Children's dental anxiety in the United Kingdom in 2003

  • Nigel M. Nuttall

      Affiliations

    • Dental Public Health & Health Psychology, University of Dundee, Dundee Dental Hospital & School, Park Place, Dundee DD1 4HR, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1382 635999; fax: +44 1382 206321.
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  • Angela Gilbert

      Affiliations

    • Periodontology, University of Dundee, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • John Morris

      Affiliations

    • Dental Public Health, The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Received 14 June 2007 ,Revised 21 May 2008 ,Accepted 30 May 2008.

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PII: S0300-5712(08)00168-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.05.014

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 36, Issue 11 , Pages 857-860 , November 2008

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