Interventions to prevent aspiration pneumonia in older adults: A systematic review

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1018-1022

  Loeb, Mark B ^a,b   Becker, Marissa ^a   Eady, Angela ^a   Walker Dilks, Cindy ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HENDERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Dysphagia; Pneumonia; Prevention; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CILOSTAZOL;

AGED; AGING; ANTICOAGULATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BLEEDING; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DYSPHAGIA; EMBASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SWALLOWING; TUBE FEEDING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038487061     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2003.51318.x     Document Type: Review

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