Hospitalization and Mortality Rates for Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 291-293

  Thompson, Robert S ^a,d   Hall, Neil K ^b   Szpiech, Maria ^c  

^a Pinnacle Health System   (United States)

^b United Health Services Hospitals   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Nursing homes; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NEW YORK; NURSING HOMES; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033112862     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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