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Clinical and socio-behavioral correlates of tooth loss: a study of older adults in Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Focusing 50 year olds and above, this study assessed the frequency, extent and correlates of tooth loss due to various reasons. Frequency and correlates of posterior occluding support was also investigated. METHOD: A cross-sectional household survey was conducted in Pwani region and in D...

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Autores principales: Kida, Irene A, Åstrøm, Anne N, Strand, Gunhild V, Masalu, Joyce R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1471779/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16536880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-6-5