Salivary flow and composition in elderly patients referred to an acute care geriatric ward

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 265-271

  Pajukoski, Hanna ^a   Meurman, Jukka H ^a   Snellman Gröhn, Satu ^b   Keinänen, Sirpa ^b   Sulkava, Raimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BUFFER; EYE DROPS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LYSOZYME; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN; UREA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG THERAPY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUTH DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SALIVATION; SECRETION; SEX DIFFERENCE; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLASES; BUFFERS; DISEASE; DRUG THERAPY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MOUTH, EDENTULOUS; MURAMIDASE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AGENTS; SALIVA; SALIVATION; SECRETORY RATE; SEX FACTORS; UREA; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0031228826     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(97)90341-3     Document Type: Article

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