Nosocomial Pneumonia in Medical Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1070-1073

  Trivedi, T H ^a   Shejale, S B ^a   Yeolekar, M E ^a  

^a LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034332443     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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