Who will provide dental care for housebound people with oral problems?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 137-138

  Simons, D ^a,b  

^a HERTFORDSHIRE PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b St Albans City Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; DAY CARE; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MOUTH DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SHORT SURVEY; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL AUDIT; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE DENTISTRY; WALES;

EID: 0037979036     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809893     Document Type: Short Survey

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