Nosocomial pneumonia: Problems and progress

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 418-421

  Crowe, H M ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG VENTILATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0029868730     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-9563(96)80085-9     Document Type: Article

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