Modification of the risk of mortality from pneumonia with oral hygiene care

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1601-1607

  Bassim, Carol W ^a,b,c   Gibson, Gretchen ^d   Ward, Timothy ^e   Paphides, Brian M ^f   DeNucci, Donald J ^b,c,e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Dental Service   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Dental Service   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care; Nursing home; Oral care; Oral hygiene; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITION; DECUBITUS; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSPHASIA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PNEUMONIA; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; TUBE FEEDING; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 51249121341     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01825.x     Document Type: Article

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