Xerostomia, Xerogenic Medications and Food Avoidances in Selected Geriatric Groups
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Xerostomia, xerogenic medications and food avoidances in selected geriatric groups.
OBJECTIVE To study the relationship between complaints of xerostomia and salivary performance and food avoidances in four geriatric groups chosen to reflect a broad spectrum of individuals along the health-disease continuum. To determine whether xerogenic medications taken by these individuals could be associated with either complaints of xerostomia or with food avoidances. DESIGN Cross-secti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0002-8614
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb05815.x