The importance of oral health for the systemic well being of an ageing population

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  McKenna, G ^a   Allen, P F ^a   O'Mahony, D ^a   DaMata, C ^a   Cronin, M ^a   Woods, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6;

AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; AGE; AGED; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; INFLAMMATION; IRELAND; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES;

EID: 70349482112     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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