A systematic review of oral health assessment by nurses and carers for residents with dementia in residential care facilities

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 227-233

  Chalmers, Jane M ^a   Pearson, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Dementia; Oral health; Oral hygiene; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 27344454602     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2005.tb01654.x     Document Type: Review

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