Guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults admitted to hospital. The British Thoracic Society
British Journal of Hospital Medicine 49(5): 346-350
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0007-1064 PMID: 8472086 Document Number: 413059
Around 50,000 people in the UK are admitted to hospital with pneumonia, making it one of the commonest causes of admission. This article presents guidelines drawn up by the British Thoracic Society to improve the care delivered to such patients in the UK.
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