Oral care measures for preventing nursing home-acquired pneumonia (Protocol)

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Li, Chunjie, Zhang, Qi, Ng, Linda, Needleman, Ian, Lin, Jie and Walsh, Tanya. 2016. "Oral care measures for preventing nursing home-acquired pneumonia (Protocol)." Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2016 (10), pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012416
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Oral care measures for preventing nursing home-acquired pneumonia (Protocol)

ERA Journal ID15305
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsLi, Chunjie (Author), Zhang, Qi (Author), Ng, Linda (Author), Needleman, Ian (Author), Lin, Jie (Author) and Walsh, Tanya (Author)
Journal TitleCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Journal Citation2016 (10), pp. 1-12
Article NumberCD01241
Number of Pages12
Year2016
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISSN1469-493X
1361-6137
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012416
Web Address (URL)https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012416/full
Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess effects of oral care measures for preventing nursing home-acquired pneumonia in residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.

Keywordsrandomized controlled-trial; institutionalized elderly-people; ventilator-associated pneumonia; health-care; risk-factors; aspiration pneumonia; older-adults; community; residents; metaanalysis
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020420503. Community and primary care
Byline AffiliationsSichuan University, China
University of Queensland
University College London, United Kingdom
University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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