Association between cognitive function and periodontal disease in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1693-1697

  Yu, Yau Hua ^b,c   Kuo, Hsu Ko ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey; Periodontal disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIGIT SYMBOL SUBSTITUTION TEST; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH EXAMINATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ODDS RATIO; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51249101919     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01847.x     Document Type: Article

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