Impact of nosocomial infections in trauma: Does age make a difference?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 612-619

  Bochicchio, Grant V ^a,b   Joshi, Manjari ^a   Knorr, Kelly M ^a   Scalea, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0035055674     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200104000-00004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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