Using the Pneumonia Severity Index to Guide Hospitalization Decisions

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Yealy, Donald M ^a   Auble, Thomas E ^a   Fine, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PNEUMONIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34249094572     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.02.017     Document Type: Letter

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