The periodontal disease-systemic health-infectious disease axis in developing countries

Periodontology 2000

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-77

  Enwonwu, Cyril O ^a   Salako, Nathanael ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE ERADICATION; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84865400495     PISSN: 09066713     EISSN: 16000757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2012.00447.x     Document Type: Article

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