ICD-10 codes are a valid tool for identification of pneumonia in hospitalized patients aged > or = 65 years.

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Published in Epidemiol Infect on April 20, 2007

Authors

S A Skull1, R M Andrews, G B Byrnes, D A Campbell, T M Nolan, G V Brown, H A Kelly

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. saskull@unimelb.edu.au

Associated clinical trials:

Avoidable Readmissions For Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia (R3P) | NCT02833259

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