Clinical policy for the management and risk stratification of community-aquired pneumonia in adults in the Emergency Department

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 107-113

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ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034950948     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2001.115880     Document Type: Article

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