Inequalities in dental service utilization among adults in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal: a population-based cross-sectional study.

Nagata A, Rahman MM, Gyeltshen T, Nakagawa T, Ahmed A, Shahriar ASM, Acharya K, Kubota Y, Rahman MS

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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-24098-w
Published: 2025 Sep 22
Container: BMC public health
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12889-025-24098-w,
  title = {Inequalities in dental service utilization among adults in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal: a population-based cross-sectional study.},
  author = {Nagata A and Rahman MM and Gyeltshen T and Nakagawa T and Ahmed A and Shahriar ASM and Acharya K and Kubota Y and Rahman MS},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMC public health},
  doi = {10.1186/s12889-025-24098-w},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24098-w}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Inequalities in dental service utilization among adults in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal: a population-based cross-sectional study.
AU  - Nagata A
AU  - Rahman MM
AU  - Gyeltshen T
AU  - Nakagawa T
AU  - Ahmed A
AU  - Shahriar ASM
AU  - Acharya K
AU  - Kubota Y
AU  - Rahman MS
PY  - 2025
JO  - BMC public health
DO  - 10.1186/s12889-025-24098-w
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A, N., MM, R., T, G., T, N., A, A., ASM, S., K, A., Y, K., & MS, R. (2025). Inequalities in dental service utilization among adults in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal: a population-based cross-sectional study.. BMC public health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24098-w

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