Community-acquired pneumonia in patients receiving home care

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 834-839

  Marrie, Thomas J ^a,b   Huang, Jane Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Home care; Outcomes; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 20444455075     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53264.x     Document Type: Article

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