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J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2013 Sep;13(3):125-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2013.07.016.
Periodontal disease, hypertension, and blood pressure among older adults in Puerto Rico. Rivas-Tumanyan S, Campos M, Zevallos JC, Joshipura KJ. J Periodontol 2013;84:203-11.
Janet H. Southerland, DDS, MPH, PhD PURPOSE/QUESTION: To determine the association between clinically measured periodontal disease and clinically assess hypertension in a representative sample of elderly Puerto Ricans
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) - G12RR03051, and National Institutes of Health (NIH) - K24DE16884 TYPE OF STUDY/DESIGN: Cross-sectional
Level 2: limited-quality patient-oriented evidence
Not applicable.
文章标题和文献信息:波多黎各老年人牙周病、高血压和血压。里瓦斯-图曼扬 S、坎波斯 M、泽瓦洛斯 JC、乔希普拉 KJ。牙周病学杂志 2013;84:203-11。
评论人:Janet H. Southerland,DDS,MPH,PhD
目的/问题:确定在具有代表性的老年波多黎各人样本中,临床测量的牙周病与临床评估的高血压之间的关联。
资金来源:国立牙科和颅面研究所(NIDCR)-G12RR03051,以及美国国立卫生研究院(NIH)-K24DE16884
研究类型/设计:横断面
证据水平:2 级:有限质量的患者导向证据
推荐等级强度:不适用。