Pneumonia associated with health care versus community acquired pneumonia: Different entities,distinct approaches;Pneumonia associada aos cuidados de saúde versus pneumonia adquirida na comunidade: Entidades diferentes, abordagens distintas

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 168-171

  Guimaraes C ^a   Lares Santos, C ^a   Costa, F ^a   Barata, F ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Epidemiology; Healthcareassociated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA SEVERITY INDEX; RADIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80055085411     PISSN: 08732159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rppneu.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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