Oral care of elderly patients: Nurses' knowledge and views

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 892, 2000, Pages 89-91

  Preston, A J ^a   Punekar, S ^b   Gosney, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Nurses' knowledge; Oral care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTURE; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; THRUSH; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; ENGLAND; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORAL HYGIENE;

EID: 0033968320     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.76.892.89     Document Type: Article

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