The outcome of community-acquired pneumonia in patients with chronic lung disease
BACKGROUND: The impact of chronic lung diseases on outcome in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is not well established. We aimed to investigate the outcome of adult CAP-patients with underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma or interstitial lung disease (ILD) in a case-cont...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)
2014-08-01
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Series: | Swiss Medical Weekly |
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Online Access: | https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1899 |