Improving oral healthcare: Improving the quality of life for patients after a stroke

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 218-221

  Tran, Phuong ^a   Mannen, Jana ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Elder abuse; Elderly population; Pneumonia; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; EDUCATION; ELDER ABUSE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STROKE;

AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; ELDER ABUSE; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STROKE;

EID: 70350339624     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2009.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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