The self-reported oral health status and behaviors of adults who are deaf and blind

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-13

  Jin, Elvine Y W ^a   Daly, Blánaid ^b  

^a A Plus Institute   (Canada)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Deaf and blind; Oral health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLINDNESS; CANADA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLINDNESS; DEAFNESS; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE;

EID: 77249154221     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: 17544505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2009.00113.x     Document Type: Article

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