Open AccessFrequency and relevance of concomitant diseases in elderly patients hospitalized for community acquired pneumonia
Author(s) -
M. Djurić,
Djordje Považan,
Nevena Sečen,
Branislav Perin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh0912619d
Subject(s) - medicine , concomitant , community acquired pneumonia , comorbidity , pneumonia , diabetes mellitus , mortality rate , endocrinology
Patients' age and concomitant diseases are relevant for the development and treatment outcome of pneumonia.