Outreach dental service for persons with special needs in Hong Kong

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 80-85

  Lo, Edward C M ^a,b   Luo, Yan ^a   Dyson, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Access to dental care; Elderly; Institutional; Mentally retarded; Oral health; Special needs

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MOUTH EXAMINATION; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WELFARE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 2442421742     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2004.tb01683.x     Document Type: Article

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