Factors contributing to the variation in oral hygiene practices and facilities in long-term care institutions for the elderly

Community Dental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 260-265

  Vanobbergen, Jacques N ^a   De Visschere, Luc M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Institutionalised elderly; Nursing homes; Oral health; Oral hygiene

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; CAREGIVER; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MANPOWER; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; WORKPLACE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; CAREGIVERS; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; ORAL HYGIENE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 29144518756     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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