The importance and provision of oral hygiene in surgical patients

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 418-419

  Ford, Samuel J ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mouth care; Oral hygiene; Surgical patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MORBIDITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; THRUSH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHLORHEXIDINE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MOUTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53949092555     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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