Caring for elderly long-term care patients: Oral health-related concerns and issues

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 429-443

  MacEntee, Michael I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DENTAL CARIES; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY; GINGIVITIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

EID: 14744285996     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2004.10.008     Document Type: Review

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