PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Denise M. Bowen TI - Periodontal Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease DP - 2011 Jun 01 TA - American Dental Hygienists Association PG - 162--165 VI - 85 IP - 3 4099 - http://jdh.adha.org/content/85/3/162.short 4100 - http://jdh.adha.org/content/85/3/162.full SO - J Dent Hyg2011 Jun 01; 85 AB - The purpose of Linking Research to Clinical Practice is to present evidence based information to clinical dental hygienists so that they can make informed decisions regarding patient treatment and recommendations. Each issue will feature a different topic area of importance to clinical dental hygienists with A BOTTOM LINE to translate the research findings into clinical application.