Nosocomial pneumonia and the role of gastric pH. A meta-analysis.

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Published in Chest on July 01, 1991

Authors

D J Cook1, L A Laine, G H Guyatt, T A Raffin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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