Population-based cohort study of outpatients with pneumonia: rationale, design and baseline characteristics

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The vast majority of research in the area of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has been based on patients admitted to hospital. And yet, the majority of patients with CAP are treated on an ambulatory basis as outpatients, either by...

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Main Authors: Eurich Dean T, Majumdar Sumit R, Marrie Thomas J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/135