Periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis: Is there a link? [1]

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 408-410

  Abou Raya, Anna ^a,c   Abou Raya, S ^a   Abu ElKheir, H ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; METHOTREXATE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

BLOOD SAMPLING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; JOINT STIFFNESS; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOUTH HYGIENE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 27544487613     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740510018750     Document Type: Letter

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