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Associations of Serum Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants with the Prevalence of Periodontal Disease and Subpopulations of White Blood Cells

BACKGROUND: Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which are endocrine disruptors that accumulate in adipose tissue, can increase the risk of periodontal disease through the disturbance of the immune system. OBJECTIVE: We examined associations of background exposure to POPs with periodontal disease i...

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Autores principales: Lee, Duk-Hee, Jacobs, David R., Kocher, Thomas
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2592278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19057711
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.11425