Compliance with the CURB-65 score and the consequences of non-implementation

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1697-1701

  Guo, Qi ^a   Li, H Y ^a   Zhou, Y P ^a   Li, M ^a   Chen, X K ^a   Liu, H ^a   Peng, H L ^a   Yu, H Q ^a   Chen, X ^a   Liu, N ^a   Liang, L H ^a   Zhao, Q Z ^a   Jiang, M ^b  

^a GUANGDONG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Compliance; Costs; CURB 65 score; Hospitalisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURB 65 SCORE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 81455138215     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.11.0169     Document Type: Article

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