Association of iron deficiency anemia with dental caries in the permanent first molars of children aged 7–12 years in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan: protocol for an analytical cross-sectional study
This research has been approved by ethical review committee of Aga Khan University (Reference number: 2024-9692-30593) and the institutional review board of Dow University of Health Sciences (IRB Reference: IRB-3556/DUHS/Approval/2024/196) before participant recruitment. Results will be disseminated through seminars and peer-reviewed publications.
Authors
- Iqbal Azam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0766-4064)
- Shiyam Sunder Tikmani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8828-8325)
- Waseem Jamalvi
- Sadaf Zahra Syed
- Ali Faisal Saleem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1804-9868)
- Farhan Raza Khan
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Dow University of Health Sciences (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092312
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47