Chewing ability and quality of life among the elderly residing in a rural community in Japan

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 731-734

  Miura, H ^a   Miura, K ^b   Mizugai, H ^c   Arai, Y ^d   Umenai, T ^e   Isogai, E ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF HOKKAIDO   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; EATING; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MASTICATION; MORALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESTLESSNESS; SELF EVALUATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MASTICATION; MORALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL HEALTH; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0034244217     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.2000.00590.x     Document Type: Article

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