The effects of an oral care practice on incidence of pneumonia among ventilator patients in ICUs of selected hospitals in Isfahan, 2010.

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Published in Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res on March 01, 2012

Authors

Asghar Khalifehzadeh1, Ahmad Parizade, Abbas Hosseini, Hojatollah Yousefi

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

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