Antibiotic timing and errors in diagnosing pneumonia

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 351-356

  Welker, James A ^a,b   Huston, Michelle ^c   McCue, Jack D ^d  

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

^b Franklin Square Hospital Center   (United States)

^c University of California ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40449105052     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2007.84     Document Type: Article

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