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. 2007:44:164-77.
doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0757.2006.00206.x.

Nursing home-associated pneumonia, hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia: the contribution of dental biofilms and periodontal inflammation

Krishnan Raghavendran  1 , Joseph M Mylotte, Frank A Scannapieco
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Nursing home-associated pneumonia, hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia: the contribution of dental biofilms and periodontal inflammation

Krishnan Raghavendran et al. Periodontol 2000. 2007.
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