Comparative study of elderly inpatients clinically diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia, with or without radiological confirmation;Estudo comparativo entre pacientes idosos internados com diagnóstico clínico de pneumonia comunitária, com ou sem confirmaç ão radiológica

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 270-274

  Augusto, Daniel Knupp ^a,c   De Miranda, Luís Felipe José Ravic ^b   Cruz, Carlos Eduardo Gazinelli ^b   Pedroso, Ênio Roberto Pietra ^b  

^a Hospital Municipal Odilon Behrens   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Diagnosis; Hospitalization; Pneumonia; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

BRAZIL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38049138825     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1806-37132007000300007     Document Type: Article

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