Trends in Hospitalizations for Pneumonia Among Persons Aged 65 Years or Older in the United States, 1988-2002

CONTEXT Pneumonia causes significant mortality and morbidity among persons aged 65 years or older. However, few studies have explored trends according to age groups, which may affect intervention strategies. OBJECTIVES To examine trends in hospitalizations for pneumonia among persons aged 65 years o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2005-12, Vol.294 (21), p.2712-2719
Hauptverfasser:	Fry, Alicia M, Shay, David K, Holman, Robert C, Curns, Aaron T, Anderson, Larry J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Community-Acquired Infections Comorbidity Cost of Illness General aspects Health Care Surveys Hospitalization Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Hospitalization - trends Humans International Classification of Diseases Medical sciences Older people Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Pneumonia Pneumonia - epidemiology Pneumonia - therapy Trends United States - epidemiology
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