Oral health care issues in aged care facilities in Western Australia resident and family caregiver views

Gerodontology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-104

  Paley, Glenys Anna ^a   Slack Smith, Linda ^a   O'Grady, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care oral health; Qualitative; Residents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 68949212901     PISSN: 07340664     EISSN: 17412358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2008.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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