Oral health status and inequalities among ambulant older adults living in central chile

Community Dental Health

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 143-148

  Marino R J ^a   Cueto, A ^b   Badenier, O ^b   Acevedo, R ^b   Moya, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Inequalities; Older adults; Oral health; Treatment needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959261960     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2567Mariño06     Document Type: Article

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