Improving Oral Care in Nursing Homes May Reduce Pneumonia Rates
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The coach is in: improving nutritional care in nursing homes.
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عنوان ژورنال: Caring for the Ages
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1526-4114
DOI: 10.1016/j.carage.2018.08.010