Low-dose computed tomography in elderly pneumonia patients: a need to individualise

Deepak Aggarwal, Varinder Saini, Hitesh Gour

Source: Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800815; 10.1183/13993003.00815-2018
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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