Community-acquired pneumonia: Objective criteria to predict severe disease

Journal of Infectious Disease Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 39-48

  Frei, Christopher R ^a   Burgess, David S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Health outcomes; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMMUNITY CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OXYGEN SATURATION; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 13444256378     PISSN: 10687777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J100v06n04_04     Document Type: Article

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