Characteristics of low-risk patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-214

  Etzion, O ^a   Novack, V ^a,b   Avnon, L ^a   Porath, A ^a   Dagan, E ^a   Riesenberg, K ^a   Avriel, A ^a   Schlaeffer, F ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HARVARD CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Hospitalization; Risk score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA SEVERITY INDEX; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING;

EID: 34247159527     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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