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Impact of tooth loss on walking speed decline over time in older adults: a population-based cohort study

BACKGROUND: Tooth loss has been linked to poor health such as chronic diseases and mobility limitations. Prospective evidence on the association between tooth loss and walking speed decline is however lacking. AIMS: To examine the impact of tooth loss on walking speed over time and explore whether i...

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Autores principales: Welmer, Anna-Karin, Rizzuto, Debora, Parker, Marti G., Xu, Weili
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5533810/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27682433
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-016-0630-6