title: A stepwise approach to determine periodontal attachment loss in longitudinal studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Biology, State University of New York at Buffalo 14214.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Machtei
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dunford
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hausmann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grossi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Norderyd
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Genco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008954:Models, Biological; D015588:Observer Variation; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000175:diagnosis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results