Modifiable Risk Factors for Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization of Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study - Concepedia

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Modifiable Risk Factors for Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization of Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

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2013

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Manisha Juthani‐Mehta, Nathalie de Rekeneire, Heather Allore, Shu Chen, John R. O’Leary, Douglas C. Bauer, Tamara B. Harris, Anne B. Newman, Sachin Yende, Robert J. Weyant,

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Abstract

Incident mobility limitation and higher mean oral plaque score were two modifiable risk factors that 22% of pneumonia requiring hospitalization could be attributed to. These data suggest innovative opportunities for pneumonia prevention among community-dwelling older adults.

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