Predicting mortality in the elderly with community-acquired pneumonia: Should we design a new car or set a new 'speed limit'?

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 944-945

  Brito, Veronica ^a   Niederman, Michael S ^a,b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 78149306558     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2010.138131     Document Type: Editorial

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