Use of B-type natriuretic peptide in the risk stratification of community-acquired pneumonia.

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Published in J Intern Med on February 20, 2008

Authors

M Christ-Crain1, T Breidthardt, D Stolz, K Zobrist, R Bingisser, D Miedinger, J Leuppi, M Tamm, B Mueller, C Mueller

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

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