Mechanisms and prevention of pneumonia in the elderly

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 73-84

  Sekizawa, Kiyohisa ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gastric content; Oropharyngeal secretion; Protective reflexs; Silent aspiration; Substance P

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; IMIDAPRIL;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW;

AGING; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; REFLEX; VACCINATION;

EID: 0031982157     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.184.73     Document Type: Review

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