Preventive strategies for aspiration pneumonia in elderly disabled persons

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-12

  Ohrui, Takashi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Disabled older persons; Dopamine; Pneumonia; Silent aspiration; Substance P

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BCG VACCINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CAPSAICIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CILOSTAZOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOPAMINE DERIVATIVE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FOLIC ACID; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LEVODOPA; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PIPERACILLIN; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SUBSTANCE P;

AGED; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DISABILITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DYSPHAGIA; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; JAPAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REFLEX; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AMANTADINE; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; BCG VACCINE; CAPSAICIN; DEGLUTITION; DISABLED PERSONS; DOPAMINE; FOLIC ACID; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; POSTURE; SUBSTANCE P; TETRAZOLES;

EID: 23944509741     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.207.3     Document Type: Review

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