Effect of periodontal therapy on general health - Is there a missing component in the design of these clinical trials?

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1011-1012

  Armitage, Gary C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 55949134975     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2008.01327.x     Document Type: Editorial

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