Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2001, Pages

  Tower Pfeifer, Laura ^a   Orser, Lynn ^a   Gefen, Carmelit ^a   McGuinness, Robin ^a   Hannon, Carla V ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF SAINT RAPHAEL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; RISK; SUCTION; TIME; VENTILATOR;

HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RISK; SUCTION; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 17344377556     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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