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

• Main Authors: Yi-Ling Lin (Author), Yea-Yin Yen (Author), Hon-Sen Chen (Author), Yen-Chun Liu (Author), Chin-Shun Chang (Author), Chun-Ming Chen (Author), Fu-Li Chen (Author), Chih-Cheng Hsu (Author), Chien-Hung Lee (Author), Chih-Yang Hu (Author), Hsiao-Ling Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...