Total parenteral nutrition and infections associated with use of central venous catheters

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Deshpande, Kedar S ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL;

EID: 0642375143     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2003.12.4.326     Document Type: Editorial

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