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The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand’s health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
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The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand’s health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
Important note: This site is no longer being actively maintained and is presented here as an online archive. While it still contains a wealth of useful information, visitors who want to receive the latest health information should register to receive the fortnightly email Digest. This will link you directly to articles of interest in the key areas covered by this site. You can register for the Digest here.
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NZ Literature Abstract
Periodontal disease in patients with chronic coronary heart disease: Prevalence and association with cardiovascular risk factors
posted by WM Admin on 2015-05-21 11:59:52.642
This study describes self-reported indicators of periodontal disease (PD) and associations with cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in a global stable…
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Quantifying the association between self-reported diabetes and periodontitis in the New Zealand population
posted by WM Admin on 2015-04-27 14:07:12.306
The authors used data from two New Zealand national surveys (n=2048) to investigate the association between diabetes and periodontitis in…
NZ Literature Abstract
Further evidence that periodontal bone loss increases with smoking and age
posted by WM Admin on 2014-10-30 09:54:48.139
Using longitudinal data from the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, the author confirmed a strong association between chronic smoking…
NZ Literature Abstract
Re-examining the association between smoking and periodontitis in the Dunedin Study with an enhanced analytical approach
posted by WM Admin on 2014-02-26 11:54:48.501
Periodontal examinations were conducted at ages 26, 32 and 38 in the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study. Based on…
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NZ Literature Abstracts
- Effects of environmental tobacco smoke on preschool oral health
- Smoking, chronic periodontitis and smoking cessation support: Reviewing the role of dental professionals
- Re-examining the association between smoking and periodontitis in the Dunedin Study with an enhanced analytical approach
- Quantifying the association between self-reported diabetes/smoking and periodontitis in the NZ adult population
- Further evidence that periodontal bone loss increases with smoking and age
