Is Social Network Diversity Associated with Tooth Loss among Older Japanese Adults?

We sought to examine social network diversity as a potential determinant of oral health, considering size and contact frequency of the social network and oral health behaviors.Our cross-sectional study was based on data from the 2010 Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study. Data from 19,756 community-...

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Main Authors: Jun Aida, Katsunori Kondo, Tatsuo Yamamoto, Masashige Saito, Kanade Ito, Kayo Suzuki, Ken Osaka, Ichiro Kawachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4961379?pdf=render