Osteoimmunological aspects of periodontal diseases

Principles of Osteoimmunology: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications

Volumn 9783709105207, Issue , 2012, Pages 241-273

  Bertl, Kristina ^a   Pietschmann, Peter ^b   Matejka, Michael ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0520-7_11     Document Type: Chapter

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