Comparison of clinical characteristics and performance of pneumonia severity score and CURB-65 among younger adults, elderly and very old subjects

Thorax

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 971-977

  Chen, Jung Hsiang ^a,b   Chang, Shy Shin ^a,b   Liu, Jason J ^c   Chan, Rai Chi ^d   Wu, Jiunn Yih ^a   Wang, Wei Chuan ^d   Lee, Si Huei ^d   Lee, Chien Chang ^c,e  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA SEVERITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 78149307262     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2009.129627     Document Type: Article

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