Development and evaluation of an index of eating difficulty for older southern Chinese people

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 395-401

  Zeng, X ^a,b   Sheiham, A ^b   Tsakos, G ^b  

^a GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Eating difficulty; Index; Older people; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; DISABILITY; EATING; FOOD; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MASTICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; CHINA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EATING; FOOD; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 43049150749     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: 13652842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2007.01822.x     Document Type: Article

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