Viral Pneumonia in Older Adults
Open Access
- 15 February 2006
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 42 (4) , 518-524
- https://doi.org/10.1086/499955
Abstract
Viruses account for a substantial portion of respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia, in the elderly population. Presently, influenza virus A H3N2Keywords
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