Mouth Care in Nursing Homes: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices of Nursing Assistants

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-107

  Jablonski, Rita A ^a   Munro, Cindy L ^a   Grap, Mary Jo ^a   Schubert, Christine M ^a   Ligon, Mary ^a   Spigelmyer, Pamela ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORAL HYGIENE;

EID: 63349096207     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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