Pneumonias in the elderly patient. Risk factors and poor prognosis
Introduction: pneumonia, named by Sir William Osler “the captain of the hosts of men's death”, represents one of the main health problems in the world. Both the incidence and the mortality rate increase with age because in the geriatric patient there are diseases that increase the risk of pneum...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Editorial Ciencias Médicas
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Acta Médica del Centro |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/1319 |