A Cohort Study of the Impact of Tooth Loss and Periodontal Disease on Respiratory Events among COPD Subjects: Modulatory Role of Systemic Biomarkers of Inflammation

• Silvana P. Barros,

  Affiliation Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Robert Suruki,

  Affiliation Worldwide Epidemiology, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Zvi G. Loewy,

  Affiliation GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Parsippany, New Jersey, United States of America

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• James D. Beck,

  Affiliation Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

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• Steven Offenbacher

  * E-mail: steve_offenbacher@dentistry.unc.edu

  Affiliation Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America

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