Sublingual varices in relation to smoking and cardiovascular diseases

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-138

  Hedström, Lennart ^a   Bergh, Håkan ^b  

^a Public Dental Clinic   (Sweden)

^b Primary Health Care   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Smoking; Sublingual varices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STROKE; SUBLINGUAL VARICES; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; VARICOSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SMOKING; TONGUE; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 76949109386     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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