Nosocomial pneumonia after acute cerebral ischemia: Evaluation of incidence and risk factors in the neurological intensive care;Nosokomiale pneumonie nach akutem ischämischen hirninsult: Evaluation von inzidenz und risikofaktoren in der neurologischen intensivmedizin

Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 526-533

  Hilker, R ^a   Zakzuk, M ^a   Schneweis, S ^a   Rudolf, J ^a   Jacobs, A ^a   Neveling, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nosocomial pneumonia; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012762289     PISSN: 01753851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003900050272     Document Type: Article

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