Complete edentulism and denture use for elders in New England

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 260-266

  Marcus, Philip A ^a,e   Joshi, Anil ^b   Jones, Judith A ^c   Morgano, Steven M ^d  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Tufts Dental Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; STOMATITIS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTURE, COMPLETE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH, EDENTULOUS; NEW ENGLAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL CLASS; STOMATITIS, DENTURE;

EID: 0030227618     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3913(96)90169-9     Document Type: Article

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