Comparison of oral health assessments between nursing staff and patients on medical wards

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-55

  Paulsson, G ^a   Wardh I ^b   Andersson, P ^c   Ohrn K ^d  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Nursing care; Oral assessment guide; Oral health; Self assessed oral health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CARE; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING STAFF; ORAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE;

EID: 37549000985     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00802.x     Document Type: Article

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