Trends in mortality from pneumonia in the Europe union: a temporal analysis of the European detailed mortality database between 2001 and 2014

Abstract Background Pneumonia is responsible for approximately 230,000 deaths in Europe, annually. Comprehensive and comparable reports on pneumonia mortality trends across the European Union (EU) are lacking. Methods A temporal analysis of national mortality statistics to compare trends in pneumoni...

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Main Authors: Dominic C. Marshall, Ross J. Goodson, Yiwang Xu, Matthieu Komorowski, Joseph Shalhoub, Mahiben Maruthappu, Justin D. Salciccioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0781-4