Risk factors for pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract infections in elderly residents of long-term care facilities

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2058-2064

  Loeb, Mark ^a   McGeer, Allison ^b,c   McArthur, Margaret ^b   Walter, Stephen ^a   Simor, Andrew E ^c,d,e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^e SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LONG TERM CARE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; NURSING HOMES; ONTARIO; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033610241     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.159.17.2058     Document Type: Article

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