Oral Hygiene Status of Institutionalised Dependent Elderly in India – a Cross-Sectional Survey
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Oral Hygiene Status of Institutionalised Dependent Elderly in India – a Cross-Sectional Survey
BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION For various reasons, the care demand from elderly people is low and difficult to determine, whereas their oral hygiene status would need urgent care. OBJECTIVE To assess the oral hygiene status of institutionalized dependent elderly in Bangalore City, India. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 322 dependent elderly patients was conducted at seven elderly homes of Bang...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Geriatrics Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1925-8348
DOI: 10.5770/cgj.18.147