Morbidity and mortality of pneumonia in adults in six latin american countries

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages e673-e677

  Buzzo, Alfonso Rosado ^a   Roberts, Craig ^b   Mollinedo, Lourdes García ^a   Quevedo, Joaquin Mould ^b   Casas, Gerardo Luna ^a   Soldevilla, José Manuel Sobrino ^a  

^a Links and Links S A de C V   (Mexico)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Incidence; Latin American countries; Mortality; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; CHILE; COLOMBIA; HOSPITAL CASE FATALITY RATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

ADULTS; INCIDENCE; LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LATIN AMERICA; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84881543715     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.006     Document Type: Review

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