Patients hospitalized after initial outpatient treatment for community- acquired pneumonia

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 376-380

  Minogue, M F ^a   Coley, C M ^a   Fine, M J ^a   Marrie, T J ^a   Kapoor, W N ^a   Singer, D E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031896225     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70350-6     Document Type: Article

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