Calcified carotid artery atheroma and stroke: A systematic review

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 483-492

  Mupparapu, Muralidhar ^a,b   Kim, Irene H ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcified carotid artery atheroma; Cardiovascular diseases; Panoramic radiography; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247503372     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2007.0200     Document Type: Review

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