Association between malnutrition, poor general health and oral dryness in hospitalized elderly patients

Age and Ageing,  March, 1998  by Valerie Dormenval,  Ejvind Budtz-Jorgensen,  Philippe Mojon,  Andre Bruyere,  Charles-Henri Rapin

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Received 18 September 1996

VALERIE DORMENVAL, EJVIND BUDTZ-JORGENSEN, PHILIPPE MOJON, ANDRE BRUYERE(1), CHARLES-HENRI RAPIN(1)

Department of Gerodontology and Removable Prothosdontics, University of Geneva, 19 rue Bathelemy-Menn, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland