Prevention of nosocomial pneumonia - Recommendations of the German 'Nationales Referenzzentrum (NRZ) für Krankenhaushygiene' 2. Prevention of pneumonia in the postoperative setting;Prävention der nosokomialen Pneumonie - Empfehlungen des Nationalen Referenzzentrums (NRZ) für Krankenhaushygiene 2. Prävention der postoperativen Pneumonie

Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 375-381

  Lacour, M ^a   Gastmeier, P ^b   Daschner, F ^a   Ruden H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Postoperative nosocomial pneumonia; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006719080     PISSN: 01753851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003900050163     Document Type: Article

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