Understanding oral health beliefs and practices among cantonese-speaking older Australians

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-26

  Mariño, Rodrigo ^a   Minichiello, Victor ^b   MacEntee, Michael I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

China born; Older adults; Oral health; Traditional culture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH;

EID: 77953787725     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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