Oral health care for older adults with serious illness: When and how?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 375-378

  Chen, Xi ^a   Kistler, Christine E ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DENTAL PRACTICE; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTURE; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH INFECTION; MOUTH PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; XEROSTOMIA; ELDERLY CARE;

AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS;

EID: 84923222672     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13240     Document Type: Review

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