Comparison of three predictive rules for assessing severity in elderly patients with CAP

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1165-1172

  Ochoa Gondar, O ^a   Vila Corcoles, A ^a   Rodriguez Blanco, T ^b   Ramos, F ^a   De Diego, C ^a   Salsench, E ^a   Gil, D ^a   Daniel, J ^a   Palacios, L ^a   Blade, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^b Research Institute University Primary Care IDIAP Jordi Gol   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BRITISH THORACIC SOCIETY CRB-65; BRITISH THORACIC SOCIETY CURB-65; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTPATIENT; PNEUMONIA SEVERITY INDEX; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPAIN; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 80054697584     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02742.x     Document Type: Review

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