Pneumonia in older adults: Reversing the trend

JAMA

Volumn 294, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 2760-2763

  File, Thomas M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; INACTIVATED VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; RIMANTADINE;

COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

EID: 28844470388     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.21.2760     Document Type: Editorial

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