Oral conditions and oral management approaches in mild dementia patients

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-98

  Sumi, Yasunori ^a   Ozawa, Nobuyoshi ^a   Michiwaki, Yukihiro ^b   Washimi, Yukihiko ^a   Toba, Kenji ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b MUSASHINO RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mild dementia; Oral care; Oral management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922686046     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.49.90     Document Type: Article

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