Six underlying health conditions strongly influence mortality based on pneumonia severity in an ageing population of Japan: a prospective cohort study

Six underlying health conditions strongly influence mortality based on pneumonia severity in an ageing population of Japan: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Mortality prediction of pneumonia by severity scores in patients with multiple underlying health conditions has not fully been investigated. This prospective cohort study is to identify mortality-associated underlying health conditions and to analyse their influence on severity-b...

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Main Authors: Sugihiro Hamaguchi, Motoi Suzuki, Kota Sasaki, Masahiko Abe, Takao Wakabayashi, Eiichiro Sando, Makito Yaegashi, Shimpei Morimoto, Norichika Asoh, Naohisa Hamashige, Masahiro Aoshima, Koya Ariyoshi, Konosuke Morimoto, on behalf of The Adult Pneumonia Study Group – Japan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Underlying health conditions
Adult pneumonia
Ageing population
Mortality prediction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0648-y

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