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Editorial

Periodontal disease – important to consider in cardiovascular disease prevention

Barbro KjellströmDepartment of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lars RydénDepartment of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Björn KlingeDepartment of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;Faculty of Odontology, Department of Periodontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
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Anna NorhammarDepartment of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Clinical Physiology, Capio St Görans Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 987-989 | Received 16 May 2016, Accepted 13 Jun 2016, Published online: 24 Jun 2016

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