Biting for attention: A case of dental discomfort manifesting in behavioural problems

Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 242-243

  Inaba, Akimichi ^a   Young, Ciara ^a   Shields, Deirdre ^a  

^a SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Dentistry; Geriatric dentistry; Geriatric psychiatry

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEMENTIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; BITES, HUMAN; DENTAL CARIES; GERIATRIC DENTISTRY; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 83455223587     PISSN: 13463500     EISSN: 14798301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8301.2011.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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