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Volume 354:416-417 January 26, 2006 Number 4
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Incidence and Outcomes of Acute Lung Injury

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by Rubenfeld, G. D.
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To the Editor: Rubenfeld and colleagues (Oct. 20 issue)1 discuss the incidence and outcomes of acute lung injury in a large, population-based cohort study. The authors provide data on the known risk factors of acute lung injury and convincingly suggest that their population cohort was representative of the U.S. population as a whole. We are surprised, however, that they did not include data that address characteristics that might protect patients against the development of acute lung injury.

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