Relationship between methodological trial quality and the effects of selective digestive decontamination on pneumonia and mortality in critically ill patients

JAMA

Volumn 286, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 335-340

  Van Nieuwenhoven, Christianne A ^a   Buskens, Erik ^b   Van Tiel, Frank H ^a   Bonten, Marc J M ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0035908622     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.286.3.335     Document Type: Article

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