Factors influencing caries experience among adults with physical and intellectual disabilities

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-154

  Pradhan, Archana ^a   Slade, Gary D ^a   Spencer, A John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Caries; Disabilities; Settings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEVERAGE; CAREGIVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SUGAR INTAKE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BEVERAGES; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DIETARY SUCROSE; DISABLED PERSONS; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62349130118     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2008.00455.x     Document Type: Article

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