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An evaluation of the sociodemographic determinants of dental anxiety in patients scheduled for intra-alveolar extraction

Peter E. EgborDepartment Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Osagie AkpataDepartment Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria
Article: 25433 | Received 10 Jul 2014, Accepted 16 Aug 2014, Published online: 22 Sep 2014

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