Causal theory and the etiology of periodontal diseases

Periodontology 2000

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-36

  Heaton, Brenda ^a   Dietrich, Thomas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAUSALITY; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EFFECT MODIFIER, EPIDEMIOLOGIC; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82955237697     PISSN: 09066713     EISSN: 16000757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2011.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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