Improving the oral health of older adults

Family and Community Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 9-19

  Cirincione, Ulana Kostiw ^a   Fattore, LaDeane ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental care; Geriatric dentistry; Oral health; Preventive dentistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842576656     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-199601000-00005     Document Type: Article

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