The development of the THROAT: The holistic and reliable oral assessment tool

Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 104-110

  Dickinson, H ^a   Watkins, C ^b   Leathley, M ^c  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Oral hygiene

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOUTH; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSE; ODOR; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TOOTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; WARD;

EID: 0035160570     PISSN: 13619004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cein.2001.0221     Document Type: Article

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