Association between oral health status and functional independence measure on admission in convalescent hospitalized patients

• Main Authors: Ryuzo Hara (Author), Naoki Todayama (Author), Tomohiro Tabata (Author), Tomoko Mukai (Author), Yukiko Hatanaka (Author), Masataka Watanabe (Author), Miki Kuwazawa (Author), Shouji Hironaka (Author), Nobuyuki Kawate (Author), Junichi Furuya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Oral health management has become increasingly important for acute inpatients. Older patients often require extended periods of medical care, and oral health management is necessary in the convalescent period following the acute period. During the convalescent period, oral health...