Aspiration of a dental appliance in a patient with Alzheimer disease [5]

JAMA

Volumn 288, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 2543-2544

  Oghalai, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENTAL CARIES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0037184429     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.288.20.2543-JLT1127-5-1     Document Type: Letter

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