Spurious associations in oral epidemiological research: The case of dental flossing and obesity

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 520-523

  Hujoel, P P ^a   Cunha Cruz, J ^a   Kressin, N R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Flossing; Obesity; Self care; Systemic health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL DEVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORBID OBESITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; OBESITY; SMOKING; STATISTICS;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CAUSALITY; COHORT STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; ORAL HYGIENE; OVERWEIGHT; RESEARCH DESIGN; SMOKING;

EID: 33746268955     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2006.00954.x     Document Type: Article

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