Streptococcus mutans in saliva of normal subjects and neck and head irradiated cancer subjects after consumption of honey

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 269-270

  Sela, Mo ^a   Maroz, D ^a   Gedalia, I ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HONEY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SALIVA; SECRETION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; XEROSTOMIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HONEY; HUMANS; SALIVA; SECRETORY RATE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0034151784     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2000.00504.x     Document Type: Article

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