The development of a simple objective test of mastication suitable for older people, using chewing gums

Gerodontology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 79-86

  Anastassiadou, V ^a   Heath, M R ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SWEETENING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEWING GUM; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SECRETION; VISCOSITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEWING GUM; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH, EDENTULOUS; SALIVA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEETENING AGENTS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0035747645     PISSN: 07340664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2001.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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