Periodontal disease and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

<h4>Background</h4>Many epidemiological studies have found a positive association between periodontal disease (PD) and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but this association is varied and even contradictory among studies. We performed a meta-analysis to ascertain the...

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Main Authors: Xian-Tao Zeng, Ming-Li Tu, Dong-Yan Liu, Dong Zheng, Jing Zhang, WeiDong Leng
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/0ef0d5ef17f84b6b89c3e44008e48de8
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