Predicting the need for hospitalization of ambulatory patients with pneumonia

To develop clinical guidelines to identify patients with pneumonia who might be safely treated as outpatients. Retrospective chart review to derive guidelines, with subsequent prospective validation. Initial review completed for patients seen in the emergency room (ER) of a university hospital and a...

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Published in:	Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM Vol. 6; no. 5; pp. 394 - 400
Main Authors:	BLACK, E. R, MUSHLIN, A. I, GRINER, P. F, SUCHMAN, A. L, JAMES, R. L, SCHOCH, D. R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg Springer 01-09-1991
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Ambulatory Care Biological and medical sciences Computerized, statistical medical data processing and models in biomedicine Decision Making Female Forecasting Hospitalization Humans Male Medical Records Medical sciences Middle Aged Pneumonia - classification Pneumonia - physiopathology Prospective Studies Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Human Validation Pneumonia Respiratory disease Decision making Lung Prediction Adult Hospitalization Statistical study Result
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