A simple test for salivary gland hypofunction using Oral Schirmer's test

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 244-248

  López Jornet, Pia ^a,b   Camacho Alonso, Fabio ^a   Bermejo Fenoll, Ambrosio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL MORALES MESEGUER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hyposalivation; Saliva; Sj gren's syndrome; Test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILTER; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH; ORAL SCHIRMER TEST; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SALIVARY GLAND FUNCTION; SALIVATION; SCHIRMER TEST; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WETTABILITY; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE; SALIVA; SALIVATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 33644844534     PISSN: 09042512     EISSN: 16000714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2006.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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