Pulmonology
Facility characteristics as independent prognostic factors of nursing home-acquired pneumonia
Che Wan Lim, Younghoon Choi, Chang Hyeok An, Sang Joon Park, Hee-Jin Hwang, Jae Ho Chung, Joo-Won Min
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):296-304. Published online February 2, 2016
Background/Aims: Recently, the incidence of nursing home-acquired pneumonia (NHAP) has been increasing and is now the leading cause of death among nursing home residents. This study was performed to identify risk factors associated with NHAP mortality, focusing on facility characteristics.
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