ElderSmile: A comprehensive approach to improving oral health for seniors

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 595-599

  Marshall, Stephen ^a   Northridge, Mary E ^b   De La Cruz, Leydis D ^a   Vaughan, Roger D ^b   O'Neil Dunne, Jarlath ^c   Lamster, Ira B ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTISTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICARE; NEGRO; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING TEST; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; UNITED STATES; AFRICAN AMERICAN; DENTAL EDUCATION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; ORAL HEALTH; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOLS, DENTAL;

EID: 63149165974     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.149211     Document Type: Article

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