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Predictors of pneumococcal vaccination among older adults with pneumonia: findings from the Community Acquired Pneumonia Impact Study

BACKGROUND: The incidence of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) almost triples for older adults aged 65 years or older. In Canada, CAP is a leading cause of hospital admissions and mortality. Although CAP is very prevalent, complications due to CAP may be reduced with the pneumococcal polysaccharide...

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Autores principales: Krueger, Paul, St Amant, Oona, Loeb, Mark
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908082/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20591180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-10-44