Evidence to support tooth brushing in critically ill patients

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 242-250

  Ames, Nancy J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; NURSING; STANDARD; TOOTH BRUSHING; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; MOUTH; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STANDARD OF CARE; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 79960001436     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2011120     Document Type: Article

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