Evidence-Based Measures for Preventing Aspiration Pneumonia in Patients with Dysphagia
Dysphagia increases the risk of aspiration pneumonia with resultant morbidity and recurrent hospital admissions. With a rapidly ageing population and an increasing complex chronic disease burden, the prevalence of patients with dysphagia will increase. Family physicians will encounter more patients...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/201010581402300210 |