Evaluating a single dental anxiety question in Finnish adults

Aki Viinikangas; Satu Lahti; Siyang Yuan; Ilpo Pietilä; Ruth Freeman; Gerry M. Humphris

doi:10.1080/00016350701395932

Evaluating a single dental anxiety question in Finnish adults

Aki Viinikangas, Satu Lahti, Siyang Yuan, Ilpo Pietilä, Ruth Freeman, Gerry M. Humphris

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To evaluate the psychometric properties (criterion validity, construct validity, sensitivity, and specificity) of a single-item question screening for dental anxiety in a Finnish adult population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	236-40
Number of pages	5
Journal	Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
Volume	65
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00016350701395932
Publication status	Published - Aug 2007

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