Dental care in nursing homes: Guidelines for mobile and on-site care

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 153-164

  Helgeson, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DENTAL CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0030177534     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1996.tb00852.x     Document Type: Article

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