Assessment of the use of xerogenic medications for chronic medical and dental conditions among adult day health participants

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 755-764

  Lam, Annie ^a   Kiyak, Asuman ^a   Gossett, Allison M ^a   McCormick, Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult day health centers; Dental problems; Mobile geriatric dental service; Oral health; Xerogenic medications; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTURE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; POLYPHARMACY; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TISSUE INJURY; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAY CARE; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 70350324404     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2009.755     Document Type: Article

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