Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 95-101 , March 2006

Oral Health Protocol for the Dependent Institutionalized Elderly

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doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2005.12.003

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 95-101 , March 2006

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