Are severity scores for community acquired pneumonia being used in secondary care and its impact on appropriateness of antibiotic therapy - a retrospective study

D. Park, H. Moudgil, T. Tjiu, K. S. Srinivasan (Telford, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Community acquired pneumonia
Session: Community acquired pneumonia
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1187
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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