Assessing prognosis and selecting an initial site of care for adults with community-acquired pneumonia

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 741-759

  Auble, T E ^a   Yealy, D M ^a   Fine, M J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0031714843     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5520(05)70208-7     Document Type: Article

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