Source: Eur Respir J 2011; 38: 643-648
Disease area: Respiratory infections



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Choudhury G., Chalmers J.D., Mandal P., Akram A.R., Murray M.P., Short P., Singanayagam A., Hill A.T.. Physician judgement is a crucial adjunct to pneumonia severity scores in low-risk patients. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: 643-648

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