Hand function and oral hygiene in older institutionalized Brazilians

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1333-1338

  Padilha, Dalva M P ^a   Hugo, Fernando N ^b,c   Hilgert, Juliana B ^a,c   Dal Moro, Rafael G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Geriatric dentistry; Motor skills; Oral hygiene

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTURE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AGED; BRAZIL; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTURE CLEANSERS; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; NURSING HOMES; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34548267055     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01278.x     Document Type: Article

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