The value of clinical judgment in the diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 570-575

  Helling, Thomas S ^a,b   Van Way III, Charles ^a   Krantz, Steve ^a   Bertram, Karen ^a   Stewart, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030175412     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00040-2     Document Type: Article

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