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Editorial
. 2013 Oct;58(10):1704-6.
doi: 10.4187/respcare.02803.

Too passive to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia

Juan Felipe Fernandez  1 , Marcos I Restrepo
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Editorial

Too passive to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia

Juan Felipe Fernandez et al. Respir Care. 2013 Oct.
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The authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest.

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