Factors associated with nosocomial pneumonia in hospitalized individuals

Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 616-622

  de Oliveira, Thaís Feitosa Leitão ^a   Filho, Isaac Suzart Gomes ^a   Passos, Johelle de Santana ^a   da Cruz, Simone Seixas ^b   Oliveira, Michelle Teixeira ^a   Trindade, Soraya Castro ^a   Machado, Adelmir de Souza ^c   Coelho, Julita Maria Freitas ^a   Santos, Carla Maria Lima ^a   Cerqueira, Eneida de Moraes Marcílio ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO VALE DO SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Odds ratio; Pneumonia; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855999864     PISSN: 01044230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0104-4230(11)70126-9     Document Type: Article

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