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The ability of Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale and Spielberger's State Anxiety Inventory to distinguish between fearful and regular Norwegian dental patients

Gerd Kvale Departments of Clinical Psychology, Prosthodontics, and Pedodontics, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Einar Berg Departments of Clinical Psychology, Prosthodontics, and Pedodontics, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Magne Raadal Departments of Clinical Psychology, Prosthodontics, and Pedodontics, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Pages 105-109 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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