Dental Care for Chronically Ill
"Dental Care for Chronically Ill" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Dental care for patients with chronic diseases. These diseases include chronic cardiovascular, endocrinologic, hematologic, immunologic, neoplastic, and renal diseases. The concept does not include dental care for the mentally or physically disabled which is DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED.
| Descriptor ID |
D017742
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E06.170.205 N02.421.240.190.220
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dental Care for Chronically Ill" by people in Profiles.
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Effectiveness of oral self-care among adult Gullah-speaking African Americans with diabetes. Spec Care Dentist. 2009 May-June; 29(3):128-33.