Association between tooth loss and cognitive decline: A 13-year longitudinal study of Chinese older adults.

Association between tooth loss and cognitive decline: A 13-year longitudinal study of Chinese older adults.

OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between the number of teeth remaining and cognitive decline among Chinese older adults over a 13-year period. DESIGN:A large national longitudinal survey of Chinese older adults. SETTING:The Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) (1998-2011). PART...

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Main Authors: Juan Li, Hanzhang Xu, Wei Pan, Bei Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5291434?pdf=render

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