Journal article
Variation in Mortality Rates Among Long-Term Care Facilities for Residents With Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To identify variables contributing to interfacility differences in mortality among residents of long-term care facilities who have lower respiratory tract infection.
DESIGN: Multicenter, prospective, 1-year observational study.
Authors
Nicolle LE; Mubareka S; Simor A; Liu B; McNeil S; Lewis D; Duckworth H; Cheang M; Loeb M
Journal
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 29, No. 8, pp. 754–759
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
August 2008
DOI
10.1086/590123
ISSN
0899-823X