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Periodontal disease and systemic health: current status

MP Cullinan¹,
PJ Ford²,
GJ Seymour¹

Article first published online: 3 SEP 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2009.01144.x

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Australian Dental Journal

Volume 54, Issue Supplement s1, pages S62–S69, September 2009

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Cullinan, M., Ford, P. and Seymour, G. (2009), Periodontal disease and systemic health: current status. Australian Dental Journal, 54: S62–S69. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2009.01144.x

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Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Australia.

^*Associate Professor Mary P Cullinan Faculty of Dentistry University of Otago PO Box 647 310 Great King Street Dunedin New Zealand Email: mary.cullinan@otago.ac.nz

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