Performance of CURB-65 and eCURB severity assessment for health care associated pneumonia in an emergency department

N. Dean, J. Jones, B. Jones, S. Brown, T. Allen, D. Valenti, A. Jephson (Salt Lake City, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - The prognosis of community-acquired pneumonia: old and new markers of severity
Session: The prognosis of community-acquired pneumonia: old and new markers of severity
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 2223
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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