Community acquired pneumonia in north eastern Australia - A hospital based study of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal patients

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-61

  Thompson, J E ^a,b  

^a Centre for the Study of Indigenous Lung Health   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Community acquired pneumonia (CAP); North eastern Australia

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030895980     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1997.tb00915.x     Document Type: Article

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