Association between exposure to second-hand smoke and telomere length: cross-sectional study of 1303 non-smokers
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association between anxiety, obesity and periodontal disease in smokers and non smokers: a cross sectional study.
background and aim: psychological stress is considered to be an important risk factor for many inflammatory conditions including periodontal disease. a few studies have addressed the relationship between obesity and periodontal disease. so this cross sectional study was aimed to investigate relationship of psychological stress, obesity and periodontal disease in smokers and non smokers. materia...
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Background. Psychological stress is known to be a relevant risk factor for many inflammatory conditions, including periodontal disease. A few studies have probed the relationship between obesity and periodontal disease. Therefore this cross-sectional study was aimed to examine the relationship between psychological stress and obesity and periodontal disease in smokers and non-smokers. Methods. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0300-5771,1464-3685
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyx212