The Prevalence of Aspiration Pneumonia in Rest Home Residents with Reduced Cough Reflex Sensitivity

The aim of this study was to determine whether there was an association between a failed test of cough reflex sensitivity and history of chest infection in a general population of rest home residents. One hundred rest home residents from four different levels of care (rest home, hospital, dementia a...

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Main Author: Cossou, Warren
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Communication Disorders 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10474