The relationship between sociodental indices of handicap, felt need for dental treatment and dental state in a group of frail and functionally dependent older adults

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 155-159

  Lester, Vivienne ^a,b   Ashley, Frank P ^a   Gibbons, David E ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Needs and demands; Older adults; Oral health status

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL CARE; DENTITION; DENTURE; DISABLED PERSON; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTITION; DENTURE, COMPLETE; DISABLED PERSONS; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032085957     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1998.tb01943.x     Document Type: Article

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