Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy and Short Term Mortality in Elderly Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between outpatient use of oral antibiotics and 30-day all-cause mortality following hospitalization in a group of elderly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2000-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/417298 |