On the interpretation of microbial clusters in periodontal disease

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1 PART 1, 1997, Pages 47-53

  Cohen, M E ^a  

^a Naval Institute for Dental and Biomedical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Biostatistics; Cluster analysis; Oral microbiology; Periodontal diseases

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PROBABILITY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030623342     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.1997.tb01381.x     Document Type: Article

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