Pneumonia in a long-term care facility: A prospective study of outcome

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 2365-2370

  Muder, Robert R ^a,b   Brennen, Carole ^a   Swenson, David L ^a   Wagener, Marilyn ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029904794     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.156.20.2365     Document Type: Article

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