Dental surgery attendance amongst patients with moderately advanced dementia attending a day unit: A survey of carers' views

British Dental Journal

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-40

  Hilton, C ^a   Simons, B ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTAL SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; DAY CARE; DENTAL CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DAY CARE; DEMENTIA; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0346307717     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4810277     Document Type: Short Survey

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