[Clinical guidelines for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia in Latin America: an interdisciplinary consensus document. Recommendations of the Latin American Thoracic Society]

scientific article published on 01 August 2005

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P356DOI10.1016/S1579-2129(06)60260-7
P698PubMed publication ID16117950

P50authorAlejandro RodriguezQ79150378
P2093author name stringA Monteverde
C M Luna
J Mera
A R Díez
C Apezteguia
G Menga
G Zabert
Grupo Argentino-Latino Americano de estudio de la Neumonía Nosocomial (GALANN)
S Ilutovich
W Vasen
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P304page(s)439-456
P577publication date2005-08-01
P13046publication type of scholarly workreview articleQ7318358
P1433published inArchivos de BronconeumologiaQ15758096
P1476title[Clinical guidelines for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia in Latin America: an interdisciplinary consensus document. Recommendations of the Latin American Thoracic Society]
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