Is periodontal inflammation associated with raised blood pressure? Evidence from a National US survey

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2386-2393

  Tsakos, Georgios ^a   Sabbah, Wael ^a   Hingorani, Aroon D ^a   Netuveli, Gopalakrishnan ^b   Donos, Nikos ^c   Watt, Richard G ^a   D'Aiuto, Francesco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult; Blood pressure; Epidemiology; Health survey; Hypertension; Inflammation; Periodontal diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; RISK FACTOR;

BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PERIODONTITIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956321491     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32833e0fe1     Document Type: Review

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