Oral health status and self-reported functional dependence in community-dwelling older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 519-523

  Yu, Yau Hua ^a,b   Lai, Yu Lin ^a,b   Cheung, Wai S ^c   Kuo, Hsu Ko ^d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Disability; Edentulism; Elderly; Functional dependence; Oral health; Periodontal disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ORAL HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952562113     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03311.x     Document Type: Article

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