Development and validation of a multifactorial risk index for predicting postoperative pneumonia after major noncardiac surgery

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 847-857

  Arozullah, A M ^a   Khuri, S F ^a   Henderson, W G ^a   Daley, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035923405     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-10-200111200-00005     Document Type: Article

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