Management of community acquired pneumonia in UK hospitals: a survey of the availability of local guidelines and severity assessment tools

B. L. Barker, J. Macfarlane, W. S. Lim, J. G. Douglas, J. T. Macfarlane (Nottingham, Dunfermile, Aberdeen, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Antibiotic treatment in community-acquired pneumonia
Session: Antibiotic treatment in community-acquired pneumonia
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 1887
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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