A statistical approach to the ecology of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in subgingival plaque

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 945-952

  Muller H P ^a   Heinecke, A ^b   Borneff, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; GEE methods; Logistic regression; Microbial ecology; Periodontal disease

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL PLAQUE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GINGIVAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTITIS;

EID: 0032185222     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0909-8836.1998.eos106507.x     Document Type: Article

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