Oral status and the need for oral health care among patients hospitalised with acute medical conditions

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 19-20, 2012, Pages 2851-2859

  Hanne, Konradsen ^a   Ingelise, Trosborg ^a   Linda, Christensen ^a   Ulrich, Pedersen P ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Oral assessment; Oral health; Oral health care

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84866484661     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04197.x     Document Type: Article

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