Smoking, Helicobacter pylori, and periodontitis

BMJ

Volumn 332, Issue 7556, 2006, Pages 1513-

  Watts, Trevor L P ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGY; PERIODONTITIS; SMOKING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; STOMACH DISEASE; TOOTH PLAQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; PERIODONTITIS; SMOKING;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

EID: 33745685182     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7556.1513-a     Document Type: Letter

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