JAMDA
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 128-135 , February 2008

Reducing the Risk of Aspiration Pneumonia among Elderly Patients in Long-Term Care Facilities through Oral Health Interventions

  • Jaya Sarin, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Ramesh Balasubramaniam, BDSc, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Amy M. Corcoran, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Joel M. Laudenbach, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital and Geriatric Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry, Chicago, IL.
    • ,
  • Eric T. Stoopler, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Eric T. Stoopler, DMD, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

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 The authors have not benefited financially and have no conflict of interest in the preparation of this manuscript.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2007.10.003

JAMDA
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 128-135 , February 2008

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