A six-year epidemiologic review of pneumonia in Department of Veterans Affairs facilities

Military Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 293-297

  Roselle, Gary A ^a,b,c   Danko, Linda H ^a,c   Kralovic, Stephen M ^a,b,c   Simbartl, Loretta A ^a,c   Hilley, Jan ^a   Tryhus, Paul ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; SEX RATIO; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033004059     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/164.4.293     Document Type: Article

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