Oral health care in private and small long-term care facilities: A qualitative study

Gerodontology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-57

  De Mello, Ana Lúcia Schaefer Ferreira ^a,d   Padilha, Dalva Maria Pereira ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elderly; Episode of care; Nursing homes; Oral health

Indexed keywords

MOUTHWASH; TOOTHPASTE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CAREGIVER; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; MANPOWER; MOUTH HYGIENE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STANDARD; TIME; TONGUE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CAREGIVERS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS; DENTURE CLEANSERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG-TERM CARE; MOUTHWASHES; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TONGUE; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 67649236314     PISSN: 07340664     EISSN: 17412358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2008.00238.x     Document Type: Article

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