The short stay unit as an alternative to conventional hospitalisation in the treatment of community acquired pneumonia in the over 75 year-old population;La unidad de corta estancia como alternativa a la hospitalización convencional en el tratamiento de la neumonía adquirida en la comunidad en la población mayor de 75 años

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 213-216

  Juan Pastor, Antoni ^a   Ferré Losa, Carles ^a   Llopis Roca, Ferran ^a   Jacob Rodríguez, Javier ^a   Bardés Robles, Ignasi ^a   Salazar Soler, Albert ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Elderly patients; Short stay unit

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA SEVERITY INDEX SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT STAY UNIT; SPAIN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WARD;

EID: 79960451392     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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