Oral health for people with intellectual disability and high support needs: Positive outcomes

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 70-79

  Grant, Ellen ^a   Carlson, Glenys ^a,b   Cullen Erickson, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Disability Services Queensland   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; Oral health care; Positive outcomes; Strategies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRUXISM; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; DENTURE; DESENSITIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVIEW; MOUTH HYGIENE; REVIEW; TELEPHONE;

EID: 2442417379     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2004.tb01682.x     Document Type: Review

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