Pneumonia observational incidence and treatment: A multidisciplinary process improvement study

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 214-219

  Brozek, Jan ^a   McDonald, Ellen ^b   Clarke, France ^b   Gosse, Carolyn ^b   Jaeschke, Roman ^b   Cook, Deborah ^b,c  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PNEUMONIA; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 34250815842     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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