Patient Education and Counseling
Volume 85, Issue 1 , Pages 4-13 , October 2011

Systematic review of the effect of dental staff behaviour on child dental patient anxiety and behaviour

  • Yuefang Zhou

      Affiliations

    • Bute Medical School, University of St Andrews, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9TF, Scotland, UK. Tel.: +44 1334 463564; fax: +44 1334 467470.
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  • Elaine Cameron

      Affiliations

    • Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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  • Gillian Forbes

      Affiliations

    • Bute Medical School, University of St Andrews, UK
    • ,
  • Gerry Humphris

      Affiliations

    • Bute Medical School, University of St Andrews, UK

Received 19 April 2010 ,Revised 6 July 2010 ,Accepted 3 August 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.08.002

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