Panoramic dental radiography: An aid in detecting individuals prone to stroke

British Dental Journal

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-26

  Friedlander, A H ^a   Friedlander, I K ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Los Angeles Co Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030572417     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809143     Document Type: Article

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