Oral status and treatment needs among elderly within municipal long term care 2002-2004

Swedish Dental Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-52

  Isaksson, Rita ^a   Söderfeldt, Björn ^b  

^a HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Long term care; Oral treatment need; Prevention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DENTAL SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DENTAL; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; SWEDEN;

EID: 34247638065     PISSN: 03479994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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