Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Current practice in Canadian intensive care units

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 161-167

  Heyland, Daren K ^a,b,c   Cook, Deborah J ^a,b,c   Dodek, Peter M ^a,b,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0036743319     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcrc.2002.35814     Document Type: Article

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