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A Cohort Study of the Impact of Tooth Loss and Periodontal Disease on Respiratory Events among COPD Subjects: Modulatory Role of Systemic Biomarkers of Inflammation

BACKGROUND: In COPD patients, fatal and non-fatal respiratory-related events are influenced by age, severity of respiratory disease, and comorbidities. OBJECTIVES: Analyze the effects of edentulism, periodontal disease and systemic biomarkers of inflammation on the occurrence of serious fatal and no...

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Autores principales: Barros, Silvana P., Suruki, Robert, Loewy, Zvi G., Beck, James D., Offenbacher, Steven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3738507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23950871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068592