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Article Title And Bibliographic Information:
Tooth loss increases the risk of diminished cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cerutti-Kopplin D, Feine J, Padilha DM, et al. JDR Clin Translational Res 2016;1(1):10-9.
Source Of Funding:
Government. Dr Cerutti-Kopplin received a scholarship for the Coordenaçao de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brazil; Dr Booij received a new investigator award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research; and Dr Emami holds a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Clinician Science Award and new investigator funds from the Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Santé TYPE OF STUDY/DESIGN: Systematic review with meta-analysis of data.
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