NUTRITION AS A MEDIATOR IN THE RELATION BETWEEN ORAL AND SYSTEMIC DISEASE: ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SPECIFIC MEASURES OF ADULT ORAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION OUTCOMES
Christine S. Ritchie1,*
Kaumudi Joshipura2
Hsin-Chia Hung3
Chester W. Douglass4
1 Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Health Policy, University of Louisville, and Louisville VA Medical Center, 501 East Broadway, Suite 320-06, Louisville, KY 40202;
2 Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA;
3 Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA; and
4 Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA;

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Figure. Pathways for the oral-nutrition relationship.
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