Missing links in oral health care for frail elderly people

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 421-425

  MacEntee, Michael I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dental care; Health services accessibility; Quality of life; Social justice

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ETHICS; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL CARIES; ETHICS, DENTAL; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 33745321730     PISSN: 14882159     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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