Impact of advanced age on inpatients with pyogenic liver abscess in Taiwan: A nationwide claim-based analysis

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 539-543

  Kang, Shih Chao ^a   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aged; ICD 9 CM code; Odds ratio; Predictive variables; Pyogenic liver abscess

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; COLON CANCER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CANCER; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; PYOGENIC LIVER ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; TAIWAN; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LIVER ABSCESS, PYOGENIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN;

EID: 84455202375     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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