Journal article
Modification of the Risk of Mortality from Pneumonia with Oral Hygiene Care
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the associations between the assignment of an oral hygiene aide staff member and risk factors for mortality from pneumonia in a nursing home and to test the hypothesis that this care would affect the incidence of mortality from pneumonia.
DESIGN: Electronic medical records.
Authors
Bassim CW; Gibson G; Ward T; Paphides BM; DeNucci DJ
Journal
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Vol. 56, No. 9, pp. 1601–1607
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2008
DOI
10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01825.x
ISSN
0002-8614