Length of hospitalization in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-41

  Masotti, L ^a   Ceccarelli, E ^a   Cappelli, R ^a   Barabesi, L ^a   Guerrini, M ^a   Forconi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia (CAP); Elderly; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTEROL; M PROTEIN; MACROLIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SODIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CATHETER;

EID: 0034010858     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03339826     Document Type: Article

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