Functional ability and oral health among older people: A longitudinal study from age 75 to 80

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 954-962

  Avlund, Kirsten ^a,b   Holm Pedersen, Poul ^c   Schroll, Marianne ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Functional ability; Longitudinal study; Mobility; Oral health; Use of dental services

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DENTAL HEALTH; DISABILITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; MOBILIZATION; MOUTH DISEASE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034864691     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49187.x     Document Type: Article

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