Oral hygiene regimes for mechanically ventilated patients that use chlorhexidine reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia

Evidence-Based Dentistry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 91-92

  Richards, Derek ^a  

^a Centre for Evidence based Dentistry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROCEDURES;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 84884998612     PISSN: 14620049     EISSN: 14765446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6400957     Document Type: Note

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