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Risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia in adults in Europe: a literature review
Thorax · 2013 · Vol. 68(11) · pp. 1057–1065
Antoní Torres✉(Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer)Willy Peetermans(KU Leuven)Giovanni Viegi(Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica)Francesco Blasi(Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico)
Abstract
A range of lifestyle factors and underlying medical conditions are associated with an increased risk of CAP in European adults. Understanding of the types of individual at greatest risk of CAP can help to ensure that interventions to reduce the risk of infection and burden of disease are targeted appropriately.
Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatmentRespiratory viral infections researchMedicinePneumoniaCommunity-acquired pneumoniaIntensive care medicineEnvironmental healthRisk factorPathologyInternal medicine
MeSH terms
AdultEuropeHumansMorbidityPneumoniaRisk FactorsCommunity-Acquired Infections
Funding
- Pfizer
- AstraZeneca
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Sanofi
- Astellas Pharma
Citations
847
FWCI
35.01
field-weighted impact
References
114
Percentile
100%
vs. same field & year
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