Risk factors for ICU-acquired pneumonia

JAMA

Volumn 279, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 1605-1606

  Cook, Deborah J ^a,c   Kollef, Marin H ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032572110     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.20.1605     Document Type: Review

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