Incidence of, and reasons for, tooth mortality among mentally retarded adults during a 10-year period

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-61

  Gabre, Pia ^a   Martinsson, Thore ^b   Gahnberg, Lars ^b  

^a Samariterhemmet Hospital Dental Clinic   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cooperation; Dental caries; Longitudinal study; Periodontitis; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTAL CARIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERIODONTITIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 0033070460     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000163599429110     Document Type: Article

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