Burden of oral disease among older adults and implications for public health priorities

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 411-418

  Griffin, Susan O ^a   Jones, Judith A ^b   Brunson, Diane ^c   Griffin, Paul M ^d   Bailey, William D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; NUTRITION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ORAL HEALTH; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH LOSS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857269216     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300362     Document Type: Article

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