Xerostomia and salivary hypofunction in vulnerable elders: Prevalence and etiology

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-60

  Liu, Bing ^a   Dion, Michael R ^b   Jurasic, M Marianne ^a   Gibson, Gretchen ^c   Jones, Judith A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA Office of Dentistry and VA Healthcare System of the Ozarks ^*

^c VA Office of Dentistry and VA Healthcare System of the Ozarks   (United States)

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EID: 84862659663     PISSN: 22124403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2011.11.014     Document Type: Review

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