Medical considerations relating to the oral health of older adults

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 164-176

  Berkey, Douglas B ^a   Scannapieco, Frank A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiology; general health; geriatric dentistry

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84879646526     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: 17544505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scd.12027     Document Type: Article

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