Oral health: Something to smile about!

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 282-288

  Munro, Cindy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MOUTH; NURSING RESEARCH; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 84903842429     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2014440     Document Type: Article

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