The impact of xerostomia on oral-health-related quality of life among younger adults

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Thomson, W Murray ^a   Lawrence, Herenia P ^b   Broadbent, Jonathan M ^a   Poulton, Richie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH EXAMINATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERSONALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; ORAL HEALTH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TOOTH LOSS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 33845225964     PISSN: 14777525     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-4-86     Document Type: Article

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