Evaluation of calcified carotid artery atheromas detected by panoramic radiograph among 80-year-olds

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

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 647-650

  Ohba, Takeshi ^a   Takata, Yutaka ^a   Ansai, Toshihiro ^a   Morimoto, Yasuhiro ^a   Tanaka, Tatsurou ^a   Kito, Shinji ^a   Awano, Shuji ^a   Akifusa, Sumio ^a   Takehara, Tadamichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH;

EID: 0242691643     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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