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Limitations in Using Aspiration Pneumonia as a Quality Measure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Kara B. Mascitti ,
Scott Manaker ,
Jeff Rohrbach ,
Patrick J. Brennan  and
Neil O. Fishman
Kara B. Mascitti*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Scott Manaker
Affiliation:
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jeff Rohrbach
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and the Department of Clinical Effectiveness and Quality Improvement, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Patrick J. Brennan
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Neil O. Fishman
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, 3400 Spruce St, 3 Silverstein, Ste D, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (kara.mascitti@me.com)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 12 , December 2009 , pp. 1233 - 1235
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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