Age, comorbidity and mortality in patients hospitalized because of community-acquired pneumonia [1];Edad, comorbilidad y mortalidad en pacientes hospitalizados por neumonía adquirida en la comunidad

Revista Clinica Espanola

Volumn 204, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 501-

  Garcia Ordonez M A ^a   Moya Benedicto, R ^a   Poyato Gonzalez B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE ANTEQUERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMORBIDITY; CONFUSION; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK; TACHYPNEA; UREMIA;

EID: 19644367924     PISSN: 00142565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13065985     Document Type: Letter

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