A bronchiectatic patient's risk of pneumonia and prognosis

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 203-206

  Säynäjäkangas, Olli ^b   Keistinen, Timo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bronchiectasis; Hospitalization; Mortality; Pneumonia; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649090589     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.b0014     Document Type: Article

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