Oral health of homeless adults in Stockholm, Sweden

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-55

  De Palma, Patricia ^a   Frithiof, Lars ^a   Persson, Lena ^a   Klinge, Björn ^a   Halldin, Jan ^b   Beijer, Ulla ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Division Social Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caries; Homeless adults; Periodontal diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PROGNOSIS; SWEDEN; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; AGED; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PROSTHESIS; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL INDEX; SWEDEN; TOOTH DISEASES; TOOTH LOSS;

EID: 17144403859     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350510019658     Document Type: Article

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