Factors influencing the need for dental care amongst the elderly in the Republic of Ireland

Community Dental Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 244-249

  Woods, N ^a   Whelton, H ^a   Kelleher, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Logistic regression; Need for care; Resource allocation; Targeted approach

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; PERIODONTICS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DENTURES; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUORIDATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IRELAND; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PERIODONTAL INDEX; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 74049104783     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2360Woods06     Document Type: Article

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