Acid-suppressive medication use and the risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia.

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The use of acid-suppressive medication has been steadily increasing, particularly in the inpatient setting, despite lack of an accepted indication in the majority of these patients.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): JAMA

Title: JAMA

Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)

ISSN (Electronic): 1538-3598

ISSN (Print): 0098-7484

Publication date (Electronic): May 27 2009

Volume: 301

Issue: 20

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[1 ] Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA. sherzig@bidmc.harvard.edu

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Publisher Item ID: 301/20/2120

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.722

PubMed ID: 19470989

SO-VID: bd0ab2da-bf74-480a-a38c-15a7adf40667

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