Happiness, subjective and objective oral health status, and oral health behaviors among Korean elders

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 459-465

  Yoon, Hyun Seo ^a   Kim, Hae Young ^b   Patton, Lauren L ^c   Chun, Jin Ho ^d   Bae, Kwang Hak ^e   Lee, Mi Ok ^f  

^a Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Inje University   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^f Jin Ju University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

happiness index; oral health behavior; oral health impact profile; oral health related quality of life; quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOUTH KOREA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84884975777     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12041     Document Type: Article

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