AIDS-related pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in older patients

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 591-596

  Keitz, Sheri A ^a,b   Bastian, Lori A ^a,b   Bennett, Charles L ^c,d,g   Oddone, Eugene Z ^a,b   DeHovitz, Jack A ^e   Weinstein, Robert A ^f  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NW University Medical School   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

age; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); mortality; Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0029836927     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02599026     Document Type: Article

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