Dental Functionality: construction and validation of an oral health indicator for institutionalized elderly persons in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
Abstract Objective: to suggest a composite indicator that identifies the oral health condition of institutionalized elderly persons. Method: an observational and cross-sectional study was performed. A total of 315 elderly persons were investigated in long-stay care facilities for the elderly in t...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti)
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232018000400389&tlng=pt |