ST. LOUIS — A simple and inexpensive way to reduce the risk of potentially deadly pneumonia in intensive care patients is to keep their teeth clean, researchers at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis said Wednesday.
Study: Dental care in ICU reduces pneumonia risk
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 | 3:31 p.m. CST
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