Silent cerebral infarction: A potential risk for pneumonia in the elderly

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 255-259

  Nakagawa, T ^a   Sekizawa, K ^a   Nakajoh, K ^a   Tanji, H ^a   Arai, H ^a   Sasaki, Hidetada ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Cohort study; Epidemiology; Pneumonia; Risk factors; Silent aspiration

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; NURSING HOMES; ODDS RATIO; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033963273     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2000.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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