Predictors of oral health quality of life in older adults

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 137-144

  Swoboda, Jessica ^a   Kiyak, H Asuman ^a   Persson, Rigmor E ^a,b   Persson, G Rutger ^a,b   Yamaguchi, David K ^a   MacEntee, Michael I ^c   Wyatt, Christopher C L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Functional dentition; GOHAI; Older adults; Oral health quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTITION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MINORITY GROUP; PERIODONTICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH OCCLUSION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL OCCLUSION; DENTITION; DMF INDEX; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL INDEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749184199     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2006.tb01714.x     Document Type: Article

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