JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 70-77 , January 2010

Preventing Aspiration in the Nursing Home: The Role of Biofilm and Data from the ICU

  • Paul Drinka, MD, CMD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Paul Drinka, MD, CMD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, N3379 Bailey Street, Waupaca, WI 54981.

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