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  1. Attitudes towards people with dementia: a cross-sectional study comparing dental hygiene students with registered dental hygienists

    Article • Gerodontology, October 2018, Wiley

    PhD, DDS. Sumio Akifusa

  2. Tooth loss, swallowing dysfunction and mortality in Japanese older adults receiving home care services

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, February 2018, Wiley

    Yoshihisa Yamashita, PhD, DDS. Sumio Akifusa

  3. Swallowing disorders and 1-year functional decline in community-dwelling older adults receiving home care

    Article • Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, October 2017, Wiley

    Yoshihisa Yamashita, PhD, DDS. Sumio Akifusa

  4. Validity and reliability of the oral health-related caregiver burden index

    Article • Gerodontology, July 2017, Wiley

    PhD, DDS. Sumio Akifusa

  5. Masticatory ability and self-reliance

    Article • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, July 2015, SAGE Publications

    PhD, DDS. Sumio Akifusa

  6. Cognitive function and 10 year mortality in an 85 year-old community-dwelling population

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, October 2014, Dove Medical Press

    PhD, DDS. Sumio Akifusa

  7. Serum total cholesterol concentration and 10-year mortality in an 85-year-old population

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, February 2014, Taylor & Francis

    PhD, DDS. Sumio Akifusa

  8. High-level activities of daily living and disease-specific mortality during a 12-year follow-up of an octogenarian population

    Article • Clinical Interventions in Aging, June 2013, Taylor & Francis

    PhD, DDS. Sumio Akifusa