Effect of a home telecare program on oral health among adults with tetraplegia: A pilot study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 477-481

  Yuen, H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive devices; dental health education; oral hygiene; teledentistry; telemedicine; tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL FLOSS; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GINGIVITIS; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HOME TELECARE; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REINFORCEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TOOTHBRUSH; TRAINING; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADULT; DENTAL DEVICES, HOME CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84878949078     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2012.176     Document Type: Article

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