Effect on duration of hospitalization by introducing a clinical pathway for pneumonia in a super-aging society

A. Nakagawa, T. Ikeue, K. Furuta, K. Morita, T. Tajiri, K. Maniwa, S. Watanabe, T. Sugita, S. Horikawa, H. Nishiyama (Wakayama, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Treatment and prevention of lower respiratory tract infections
Session: Treatment and prevention of lower respiratory tract infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2421
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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