Effect of Dental Fear on Delay in Seeking Dental Treatment Among Adults in a South Asian Setting.

Mariam R, Faisal Malik J, Rafique MH, Soomro AH, Abu Kariem A, Jarbou R, Ibrar A, Mahdi I, Obied B.

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.87540
Published: 2025-07-08
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.87540,
  title = {Effect of Dental Fear on Delay in Seeking Dental Treatment Among Adults in a South Asian Setting.},
  author = {Mariam R and  Faisal Malik J and  Rafique MH and  Soomro AH and  Abu Kariem A and  Jarbou R and  Ibrar A and  Mahdi I and  Obied B.},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.87540},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.87540}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effect of Dental Fear on Delay in Seeking Dental Treatment Among Adults in a South Asian Setting.
AU  - Mariam R
AU  -  Faisal Malik J
AU  -  Rafique MH
AU  -  Soomro AH
AU  -  Abu Kariem A
AU  -  Jarbou R
AU  -  Ibrar A
AU  -  Mahdi I
AU  -  Obied B.
PY  - 2025
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.87540
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.87540
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R, M., J, F. M., MH, R., AH, S., A, A. K., R, J., A, I., I, M., & B., O. (2025). Effect of Dental Fear on Delay in Seeking Dental Treatment Among Adults in a South Asian Setting.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.87540

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