Pneumonia and mortality beyond hospital discharge in elderly patients

Chest

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 473-474

  Renzo, Rozzini ^a   Trabucchi, Marco ^b  

^a Poliambulanza Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79551582464     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-2057     Document Type: Letter

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