Oral health and well-being of older adults in residential aged-care facilities: Issues for public health policy

New Zealand Dental Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 67-73

  Smith, Moira B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL CARE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING HOMES; ORAL HEALTH;

EID: 77954728565     PISSN: 00288047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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