Evaluation of ICU admission criteria and diagnostic methods for patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia: Current practice survey

Chest

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 828-829

  Restrepo, Marcos I ^a,b   Bienen, Thomas ^a   Mortensen, Eric M ^a   Anzueto, Antonio ^a   Metersky, Mark L ^a   Escalante, Patricio ^a   Wunderink, Richard G ^a   Mangura, Bonita T ^a  

^a American College of Chest Physicians

^b SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 40549090599     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-2887     Document Type: Letter

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