Dental care utilization among older adults with cognitive impairment in the USA

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 255-260

  Lee, Kyung Hee ^a   Wu, Bei ^b   Plassman, Brenda L ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dental care utilization; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DENTIST; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL MEMORY; COGNITION DISORDERS; HEALTH PROMOTION; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTOR; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DENTAL CARE FOR AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MORBIDITY; ORAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924533026     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12264     Document Type: Article

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