Review Series: Old age: Pneumonia in old age

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 207-210

  Malin, Adam ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

age; Elderly; nosocomial pneumonia; pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84855185582     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972311415129     Document Type: Review

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