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Study protocol: Dental and periodontal characteristics of older adults in Atahualpa, Ecuador within the Atahualpa Project cohort

2025-11-11

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This study protocol describes an observational, cross-sectional investigation of oral health in community-dwelling older adults from Atahualpa, a rural village in Ecuador, embedded within the long-standing Atahualpa Project cohort. Using a door-to-door survey approach (all registered residents aged ≥60 years; n=410), participants will be attended twice a week to the School of Dentistry of University through six co...

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Literature Corpus work: 8cca166f-ffd6-591e-b197-7a996a3ea007
DOI: 10.1101/2025.11.06.25339709

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