The application of multilevel modeling in the analysis of longitudinal periodontal data - Part I: Absolute levels of disease

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 127-136

  Tu, Yu Kang ^a   Gilthorpe, Mark S ^a   Griffiths, Gareth S ^b   Maddick, Ian H ^b   Eaton, Kenneth A ^b   Johnson, Newell W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bleeding, gingival; Dental calculus, supragingival; Disease progression; Follow up studies; Models, biological; Periodontal attachment loss; Periodontal diseases etiology; Periodontal probes; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DISEASE COURSE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOOTH CALCULUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DENTAL RESEARCH; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1542300729     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2004.75.1.127     Document Type: Article

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