The burden of community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly: the Spanish EVAN-65 Study

• Main Authors: Grive Montserrat (Author), Maxenchs Monica (Author), Arija Victoria (Author), de Diego Cinta (Author), Vila-Córcoles Angel (Author), Ochoa-Gondar Olga (Author), Martin Enrique (Author), Pinyol Josep L (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is generally considered a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly. However, population-based data are very limited and its overall burden is unclear. This study assessed incidence and...