Attentional Bias to Threat-Related Information Among Individuals With Dental Complaints: The Role of Pain Expectancy

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Main Authors: Mohsen Dehghani, Somayyeh Mohammadi, Louise Sharpe, Ali Khatibi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00786/full