Risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent seniors

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 882-888

  Jackson, Michael L ^a   Nelson, Jennifer C ^a,b   Jackson, Lisa A ^a,c  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b Departments of Biostatistics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional status; Lung disease; Pneumonia; Risk factors; Weight

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WASHINGTON; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 65449126649     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02223.x     Document Type: Article

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