Opinions of dentists and directors of nursing concerning dental care provision for Adelaide nursing homes

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 277-283

  Chalmers, J M ^a   Hodge, C ^b   Fuss, J M ^a   Spencer, A J ^a   Carter, K D ^a   Mathew, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Australian Dental Association   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental care provision; Dentists; Directors of nursing; Nursing homes; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTISTS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0035749045     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2001.tb00292.x     Document Type: Article

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