How common is dry mouth? Systematic review and meta-regression analysis of prevalence estimates

The aim of this paper is to systematically review the literature to estimate the overall prevalence of xerostomia/hyposalivation in epidemiological studies. An electronic search was carried out up to February 2018 with no language restrictions. A total of 5760 titles were screened and just twenty-ni...

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Main Authors: Agostini, B.A (Author), Cericato, G.O (Author), Costa, F.S (Author), da Silveira, E.R (Author), Demarco, F.F (Author), Nascimento, G.G (Author), Thomson, W.M (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Associacao Brasileira de Divulgacao Cientifica 2018
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