Influence of socioeconomic status on community-acquired pneumonia outcomes in elderly patients requiring hospitalization: a multicenter observational study

Influence of socioeconomic status on community-acquired pneumonia outcomes in elderly patients requiring hospitalization: a multicenter observational study

The associations between socioeconomic status and community-acquired pneumonia outcomes in adults have been studied although studies did not always document a relationship. The aim of this multicenter observational study was to determine the association between socioeconomic status and community-acq...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC public health 2010
Hauptverfasser: Izquierdo, Conchita, Oviedo, Manuel, Ruiz, Laura, Sintes, Xavier, Vera, Isabel, Nebot, Manel, Bayas Rodríguez, José María, Carratalà, Jordi, Varona, Wenceslao, Sousa, Dolores, Celorrio, José Miguel, Salleras i Sanmartí, Lluís, Domínguez García, Àngela, Working Group for the Study of the Prevention of CAP in the Elderly
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Sprache:eng
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Community-acquired pneumonia
Condicions econòmiques
Older people
Persones grans
Pneumònia adquirida a la comunitat
Socioeconomic status
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Zusammenfassung:The associations between socioeconomic status and community-acquired pneumonia outcomes in adults have been studied although studies did not always document a relationship. The aim of this multicenter observational study was to determine the association between socioeconomic status and community-acquired pneumonia outcomes in the elderly, in the context of a public health system providing universal free care to the whole population.
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458