Salivary immunoglobulin a levels of persons who have stopped smoking

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 170-173

  Griesel, A G ^a   Germishuys, P J ^b,c  

^a General Dental Practitioner   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUTH ULCER; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; SALIVA; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GINGIVITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; ORAL ULCER; SALIVA; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0033072818     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(99)70268-4     Document Type: Article

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