Hopelessness, depression and oral health concerns reported by community dwelling older Australians

Community Dental Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-182

  Quine, S ^a   Morrell, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Mental health; Older adults; Oral health

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENTAL CARE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOUTH DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOUTH DISEASES; ORAL HEALTH; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 73349132055     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2310Quine06     Document Type: Article

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