Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 237-249 , April 2009

Researching the impact of oral health on diet and nutritional status: Methodological issues

  • Paula Moynihan

      Affiliations

    • School of Dental Sciences, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nutrition and Oral Health, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW, United Kingdom
    • Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: School of Dental Sciences, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nutrition and Oral Health, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW, United Kingdom.
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  • Mark Thomason

      Affiliations

    • School of Dental Sciences, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nutrition and Oral Health, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW, United Kingdom
    • Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Angus Walls

      Affiliations

    • School of Dental Sciences, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nutrition and Oral Health, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Katherine Gray-Donald

      Affiliations

    • School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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  • Jose A. Morais

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    • School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    • Faculty of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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  • Henry Ghanem

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Stephanie Wollin

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Janice Ellis

      Affiliations

    • School of Dental Sciences, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nutrition and Oral Health, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW, United Kingdom
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  • Jimmy Steele

      Affiliations

    • School of Dental Sciences, WHO Collaborating Centre for Nutrition and Oral Health, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4BW, United Kingdom
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  • James Lund

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
    • ,
  • Jocelyne Feine

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Received 19 May 2008 ,Revised 5 December 2008 ,Accepted 13 December 2008.

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PII: S0300-5712(08)00331-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.12.003

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 237-249 , April 2009

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