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Oral health behaviors and mortality in a 6-year cohort study of community -dwelling elderly people
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Morita Kentaro
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Shinohara Ryoji
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Sugisawa Yuka
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Sawada Yuko
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Tanaka Emiko
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Hirano Maki
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Watanabe Taeko
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Onda Yoko
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Kawashima Yuri
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Ito Sumio
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Tong Lian
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Mochizuki Yukiko
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Tokutake Kentaro
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Gan-Yadam Amarsanaa
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Anme Tokie
… A cohort study focusing on dental health, dental behavior and mortality was carried out among the elderly residents of a village near the city Nagoya. … The aim of the study was to assess the possible role of dental health and dental behavior as a predictor of mortality. … The results revealed a significant correlation between 6-year mortality levels and oral health behavior as indicated by a yes answer to the following questions; …
Japanese journal of human sciences of health-social services 18(1), 87-92, 2011-08-01
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