Oral health in older adults with dementia living in different environments: A propensity analysis

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 239-247

  Chen, Xi ^a   Clark, Jennifer J J ^b   Naorungroj, Supawadee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

caries; dementia; oral health; residential status

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH DISEASES; NURSING HOME; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH DISEASES; NURSING HOMES; ORAL HEALTH; PROPENSITY SCORE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883332204     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: 17544505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scd.12006     Document Type: Article

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