Measuring the oral health of nursing home elders

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 200-217

  Jablonski, Rita A ^a   Swecker, Tammy ^b   Munro, Cindy ^b   Grap, Mary Jo ^b   Ligon, Mary ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental hygienists; Elderly; Nursing homes; Oral health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DENTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING HOME; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; TOOTH PLAQUE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69649086630     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773809335306     Document Type: Article

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