Associations between xerostomia and health status indicators in the elderly

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-85

  Matear, David W ^a   Locker, D ^a   Stephens, M ^a   Lawrence, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly population; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 33644537679     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466424006063183     Document Type: Article

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