Dental professionals' knowledge about treatment of patients with spinal cord injury

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 117-122

  Sullivan, Amy L ^a   Morgan, Christy ^a   Bailey, Jessica ^a  

^a SHRP Dental Hygiene   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Special needs dentistry; Spinal cord injury; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL CARE; DENTIST; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT LIFTING; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WHEELCHAIR;

AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DENTAL STAFF; DENTIST'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; DENTISTS; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 70350176055     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2009.00076.x     Document Type: Article

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