Factors associated with pneumonia outcomes: A nationwide population-based study over the 1997-2008 period

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 527-533

  Chang, Guann Ming ^a   Tung, Yu Chi ^b  

^a CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mortality; Outcomes; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMORBIDITY; DIALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PNEUMONIA; REIMBURSEMENT; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; SHOCK; TAIWAN; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84862526404     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1932-1     Document Type: Review

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