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The use of linked electronic health data to investigate the burden and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia among older individuals in the United Kingdom

2017-01-01

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The aim of this thesis was to use large linked electronic health datasets from primary and secondary care to better estimate the burden of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in older adults in the UK, and to identify the determinants of severe outcomes of these common infections. Hospitalisation for CAP is increasingly common in this older age group, and these patients remain at an elevated mortality risk for over...

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9480b60a-eb4d-52d4-9130-00c19c2e66c2
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10.17037/pubs.04645495
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