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Diagnostic utility of appetite loss in addition to existing prediction models for community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly: a prospective diagnostic study in acute care hospitals in Japan.

Toshihiko TakadaYosuke YamamotoKazuhiko TeradaMitsuyasu OhtaWakako MikamiHajime YokotaMichio HayashiJun MiyashitaTeruhisa AzumaShingo FukumaShunichi Fukuhara
Published in: BMJ open (2017)
Information on appetite loss improved the performance of an existing model for the diagnosis of CAP in the elderly.
Keyphrases
  • acute care
  • community acquired pneumonia
  • middle aged
  • weight loss
  • community dwelling
  • body weight