Increased dental visits in patients prior to diagnosis of primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a population-based study in Taiwan

Rheumatology International

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1555-1561

  Lu, Ming Chi ^a,b   Jheng, Chao Hong ^a   Tsai, Tzung Yi ^a,c,d   Koo, Malcolm ^a,e   Lai, Ning Sheng ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI TZU CHI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

National health programs; Oral health; Population studies; Preventive medicine; Sj gren s syndrome

Indexed keywords

DENTAL PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; STOMATOGNATHIC DISEASES; TAIWAN; TIME; UTILIZATION;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DENTAL CARE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; STOMATOGNATHIC DISEASES; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84897347683     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-014-3003-5     Document Type: Article

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