A 5-year follow-up of older adults residing in long-term care facilities: Utilisation of a comprehensive dental programme

Gerodontology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 282-290

  Wyatt, Chris C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dental care; Dentistry; Geriatrics; Institutionalised elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70450202539     PISSN: 07340664     EISSN: 17412358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2009.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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