Tooth loss is associated with increased risk of total death and death from upper gastrointestinal cancer, heart disease, and stroke in a Chinese population-based cohort

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 467-474

  Abnet, Christian C ^a,c   Qiao, You Lin ^b   Dawsey, Sanford M ^a   Dong, Zhi Wei ^b   Taylor, Philip R ^a   Mark, Steven D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; China; Cohort studies; Death; Gastrointestinal neoplasms; Heart diseases; Tooth loss

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; TOOTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CHINA; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 18444379987     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh375     Document Type: Article

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