Frequency of oral care and positioning of patients in critical care: A replication study

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 378-387

  Hanneman, Sandra K ^a,b   Gusick, Gary Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BED; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BEDS; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 24944562268     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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