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Periodontitis is an independent risk indicator for atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases among 60 174 participants in a large dental school in the Netherlands

BACKGROUND: The association between periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ACVD) has been established in some modestly sized studies (<10 000). Rarely, however, periodontitis has been studied directly; often tooth loss or self-reported periodontitis has been used as a proxy me...

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Autores principales: Beukers, Nicky G F M, van der Heijden, Geert J M G, van Wijk, Arjen J, Loos, Bruno G
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5256268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27502782
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2015-206745