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Dysphagia and masticatory performance as a mediator of the xerostomia to quality of life relation in the older population

BACKGROUND: The impact of poor oral health on older adults’ quality of life is a public health problem. In this study, the mediating effects of dental status, occlusal condition, dysphagia, and masticatory performance on the association between xerostomia and oral health-related quality of life (OHR...

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Autores principales: Lu, Ting-Yu, Chen, Jen-Hao, Du, Je-Kang, Lin, Ying-Chun, Ho, Pei-Shan, Lee, Chien-Hung, Hu, Chih-Yang, Huang, Hsiao-Ling
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7709251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33267812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01901-4