Diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in adults

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Diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in adults is …
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P356DOI10.1586/ERS.09.3
P698PubMed publication ID20477309

P50authorWei Shen LimQ88535988
P2093author name stringThomas Bewick
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P433issue2
P921main subjectpneumoniaQ12192
P304page(s)153-164
P577publication date2009-04-01
P1433published inExpert Review of Respiratory MedicineQ15754583
P1476titleDiagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in adults
P478volume3