Oral health matters: What will it take to leave no senior behind?

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 465-467

  McNally, Mary ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANADA; DENTAL CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS;

EID: 27844603982     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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