Multilobar x-ray shadowing is an independent predictor of community-acquired pneumonia severity and mortality

C.L. Griffin, J.M. Sloan, J.R. Wilson, J.D. Chalmers, M.E.M. Wilkie, S. Schembri (Dundee, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Management of pneumonia due to hospital pathogens
Session: Management of pneumonia due to hospital pathogens
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2565
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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