Value of the pneumonia severity index in assessment of community-acquired pneumonia

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 164-167

  Lin, Chien Chung ^a   Lee, Cheng Hung ^a   Chen, Chiung Zuei ^a   Chu, Yuan Chin ^a   Hung, Tsung Jen ^a   Chang, Han Yu ^a   Hsiue, Tzuen Ren ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Community acquired infections; Mortality; Pneumonia, bacterial; Predictive value of tests; Severity of illness index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA SEVERITY INDEX; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAIWAN;

EID: 19144372741     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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