Associations Between Chewing and Swallowing Problems and Physical and Psychosocial Health Status of Long-Term Care Residents in Taiwan: A Pilot Study

Oral health is often overlooked in institutional elder care but may have an impact on general health and ability to communicate. We aimed to determine the factor associated with chewing and swallowing problems among long-term care residents in Taiwan. Staff nurses trained to evaluate oral health ass...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geriatric nursing (New York) 2012-05, Vol.33 (3), p.184-193
Hauptverfasser: Wang, Tze-Fang, Chen, I-Ju, Li, I-Chuan
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