Exposure to the dental environment and prevalence of respiratory illness in dental student populations

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 170-174

  Scannapieco, Frank A ^a   Ho, Alex W ^a   DiTolla, Maris ^a   Chen, Casey ^b   Dentino, Andrew R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental equipment microbiology; Infection control, dental; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL STUDENT; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; DENTAL CLINICS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STUDENTS, DENTAL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 1542376782     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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