Chronic oral disadvantage, a measure of long-term decrements in oral health-related quality of life

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-123

  Chavers, L Scott ^a,b   Gilbert, Gregg H ^a   Shelton, Brent J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b MAIC2344   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental health services; Longitudinal studies; Oral health; Quality of life; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARIES PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; MEDICAL FEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOOTH INFECTION; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PLAQUE;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH SURVEYS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOOTH DISEASES;

EID: 1542315469     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QURE.0000015289.60595.b1     Document Type: Article

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