A qualitative study of oral health knowledge and attitudes among staff caring for older people in Dunedin long-term care facilities

New Zealand Dental Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 98-103

  McKelvey, Victoria A ^a   Thomson, W Murray ^b   Ayers, Kathryn M S ^b  

^a Dental Unit   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAFF; TAPE RECORDER; TRAINING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING HOMES; ORAL HYGIENE;

EID: 3442879220     PISSN: 00288047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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