Clinical and socio-demographic factors influencing the oral health-related quality of life of Chinese elders

Community Dental Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 206-210

  Zhao, L ^a   Lin, H C ^a   Lo, E C M ^b   Wong, M C M ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Elderly; Epidemiology; Oral health; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHINA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHINA; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; DMF INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROOT CARIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH LOSS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80052662370     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_2574Lin05     Document Type: Article

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