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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |