Severity prediction rules in community acquired pneumonia: a validation study.

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Published in Thorax on March 01, 2000

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W S Lim1, S Lewis, J T Macfarlane

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1: Respiratory Medicine, City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK.

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