| Literature DB >> 19193018 |
Jan Beyersmann1, Thomas Kneib, Martin Schumacher, Petra Gastmeier.
Abstract
Nosocomial pneumonia and its impact on length of stay are major healthcare concerns. From an epidemiological perspective, nosocomial pneumonia is a time-dependent event. Any statistical analysis that does not explicitly model this time dependency will be biased. The bias is not redeemed by adjusting for baseline information.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19193018 DOI: 10.1086/596020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254