High levels of periodontal disease among the older adult population in san juan, puerto rico

Community Dental Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 224-228

  Montero Aguilar, M ^a,b   Munoz Torres F ^b   Elias Boneta A R ^b   Dye, B ^c   Joshipura, K J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Older adults; Periodontal disease; Prevalence; Representative sample

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PUERTO RICO;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PUERTO RICO;

EID: 84867876175     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2746Joshipura05     Document Type: Article

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