Periodontitis and cardiovascular disease: Periodontal treatment lowers plasma cholesterol

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 663-664

  Lösche, Wolfgang ^a  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; PERIODONTITIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTITIS;

EID: 34447322269     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318038fa4d     Document Type: Editorial

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