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Comment
. 2017 May;145(5):697-698.
doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_435_17.

Evaluating rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Consider patient, organizational & educational risk factors

Despoina Koulenti  1 , Carole Boulanger  2 , Stijn Blot  3
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Evaluating rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Consider patient, organizational & educational risk factors

Despoina Koulenti et al. Indian J Med Res. 2017 May.
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  • Authors' Response.
    Chaudhury A, Rani AS, Kalawat U, Sumant S, Verma A, Venkataramana B. Chaudhury A, et al. Indian J Med Res. 2017 May;145(5):698-699. doi: 10.4103/0971-5916.215558. Indian J Med Res. 2017. PMID: 28948964 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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