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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University of Canterbury. Communication Disorders
2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10474 |