A systematic review of the preventive effect of oral hygiene on pneumonia and respiratory tract infection in elderly people in hospitals and nursing homes: effect estimates and methodological quality of randomized controlled trials.

Sjögren, Petteri; Nilsson, Erika; Forsell, Marianne; Johansson, Olle; Hoogstraate, Janet

Sjögren, Petteri; Nilsson, Erika; Forsell, Marianne; Johansson, Olle; Hoogstraate, Janet.

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Sjögren P; Oral Care AB, Göteborg, Sweden. petteri.sjogren@oralcare.se

J Am Geriatr Soc ; 56(11): 2124-30, 2008 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18795989

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Cross Infection/prevention & control; Hospitals; Nursing Homes; Oral Hygiene; Pneumonia/prevention & control; Respiratory Tract Infections/prevention & control; Aged; Humans; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Oral Hygiene / Pneumonia / Respiratory Tract Infections / Cross Infection / Hospitals / Nursing Homes Type of study: Clinical_trials / Systematic_reviews Limits: Aged / Humans Language: En Journal: J Am Geriatr Soc Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Sweden Country of publication: United States

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