Prospective comparison of three predictive rules for assessing severity of community-acquired pneumo...
Prospective comparison of three predictive rules for assessing severity of community-acquired pneumonia in Hong Kong
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London: BMJ
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English
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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading infectious cause of death throughout the world, including Hong Kong.
To compare the ability of three validated prediction rules for CAP to predict mortality in Hong Kong: the 20 variable Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI), the 6-point CURB65 scale adopted by the British Thoracic Society and the simpler...
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Prospective comparison of three predictive rules for assessing severity of community-acquired pneumonia in Hong Kong
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2092476
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2092476
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0040-6376
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1468-3296
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10.1136/thx.2006.069740
