Risk factors of oral candidosis: A twofold approach of study by fuzzy logic and traditional statistic

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 388-397

  Campisi, G ^a   Panzarella, V ^a   Matranga, D ^a   Calvino, F ^a   Pizzo, G ^a   Lo Muzio, L ^b   Porter, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Denture; Oral candidosis; Smoking; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTURE; FEMALE; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THRUSH; XEROSTOMIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTURES; FEMALE; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; XEROSTOMIA;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 39749142233     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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