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The relative burden of community-acquired pneumonia hospitalizations in older adults: a retrospective observational study in the United States

BACKGROUND: The risk of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) increases with age and significantly impacts morbidity and mortality in the elderly population. The burden of illness and cost of preventing CAP has not been compared to other serious diseases. METHODS: This retrospective analysis used claim...

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Autores principales: Brown, Joshua D., Harnett, James, Chambers, Richard, Sato, Reiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29661135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0787-2