Hospitalization decision for ambulatory patients with community-acquired pneumonia: A prospective study with general practitioners in France

Infection

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 320-325

  Laurichesse, H ^a   Gerbaud, L ^b   Baud, O ^a   Gourdon, F ^a   Beytout, J ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

Author keywords

Ambulatory practice; General practitioners; Hospitalization; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PNEUMONIA; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035218003     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-001-1020-2     Document Type: Article

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