Outcomes in females hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia are worse than in males

Forest W. Arnold, Timothy L. Wiemken, Paula Peyrani, Mehdi Mirsaeidi, Julio A. Ramirez, for the Community Acquired Pneumonia Organization (CAPO) Study Group

Source: Eur Respir J 2013; 41: 1135-1140
Journal Issue: May
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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