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Assessments of oral health care in dependent older persons in nursing facilities

Inger Wårdh Department of Oral Diagnosis, Faculty of Odontology, Göteborg University, Sweden; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Central Hospital, Västeras, Sweden; Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University, Central Hospital, Västeras, Sweden
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Ulf Berggren Department of Oral Diagnosis, Faculty of Odontology, Göteborg University, Sweden; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Central Hospital, Västeras, Sweden; Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University, Central Hospital, Västeras, Sweden
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Lars Andersson Department of Oral Diagnosis, Faculty of Odontology, Göteborg University, Sweden; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Central Hospital, Västeras, Sweden; Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University, Central Hospital, Västeras, Sweden
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Stefan Sörensen Department of Oral Diagnosis, Faculty of Odontology, Göteborg University, Sweden; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Central Hospital, Västeras, Sweden; Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University, Central Hospital, Västeras, Sweden
Pages 330-336 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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