Aging and saliva: A review of the literature

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 95-103

  Vissink, Arjan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; CHEMISTRY; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLAND; SALIVATION; SECRETION; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SKULL IRRADIATION; XEROSTOMIA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLANDS; SALIVATION; SECRETORY RATE; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0030132649     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1996.tb00842.x     Document Type: Article

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