You cannot have good general health without good oral health

New Zealand Dental Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 26-27

  Seymour, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PERIODONTAL DISEASE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES;

EID: 34250702104     PISSN: 00288047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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