Risk factors (RF) for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults. A population-based case-control study

J. Almirall, J. Roig, I. Hospital, E. Carandell, M. Agusti, P. Ayuso, A. Estela, I. Bolibar, M. Serra-Prat, X. Balanzo (Mataro, Valls, Palma de Mallorca, Tarrega, Valencia, Mao, Barcelona, Spain; Andorra la Vella, Andorra)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Community- and hospital-acquired pneumonias: inflammatory mechanisms, epidemiology and therapy
Disease area: Airway diseases

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