Discrimination of functional capacity for oral hygiene in elderly Spanish people by the Barthel General Index

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 363-369

  Ruiz Medina, Pilar ^a   Bravo, Manuel ^a   Gil Montoya, José Antonio ^a   Montero, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Dental care for aged; Geriatric assessment; Motor skills; Oral hygiene; Toothbrushing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING HOME; SPAIN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NURSING HOMES; ORAL HYGIENE; SPAIN;

EID: 26944493837     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2005.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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