Comparative validation of prognostic rules for community-acquired pneumonia in an elderly population

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 370-375

  Ewig, S ^a   Kleinfeld, T ^b   Bauer, T ^b   Seifert, K ^b   Schafer H ^b   Goke N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Age; Community acquired pneumonia; Outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032824516     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.14b22.x     Document Type: Article

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