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Antibiotic Treatment and Survival of Nursing Home Patients With Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: A Cross-National Analysis

Robin L. Kruse, David R. Mehr, Jenny T. van der Steen, Marcel E. Ooms, Richard W. Madsen, Ashley K. Sherman, Ralph B. D’Agostino, Gerrit van der Wal and Miel W. Ribbe
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2005, 3 (5) 422-429; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.389
Robin L. Kruse
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vol. 3 no. 5 422-429
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.389
PubMed 
16189058

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication December 16, 2004
  • Revision received March 4, 2005
  • Accepted for publication April 4, 2005
  • Published online September 27, 2005.

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  1. Robin L. Kruse, PhD1,
  2. David R. Mehr, MD, MS1,
  3. Jenny T. van der Steen, PhD2,3,4,
  4. Marcel E. Ooms, MD, PhD2,3,
  5. Richard W. Madsen, PhD5,
  6. Ashley K. Sherman, MA5,
  7. Ralph B. D’Agostino, PhD6,
  8. Gerrit van der Wal, MD, PhD3,4 and
  9. Miel W. Ribbe, MD, PhD2,3
  1. 1Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Mo
  2. 2Department of Nursing Home Medicine of the VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  3. 3Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine (EMGO Institute) of the VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  4. 4Department of Public and Occupational Health of the VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  5. 5Biostatistics Unit, Office of Medical Research, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Mo
  6. 6Mathematics and Statistics Department, Boston University, Boston, Mass
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Robin L. Kruse, PhD, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, kruser{at}health.missouri.edu

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