Hospital discharges for pheumonia in Finland between 1972 and 1993 in the population aged 65 years or over

Saynajakangas et al describe the use of hospital services by Finnish adults aged 65 or over with pneumonia from 1972 to 1993. The recorded increase in the use of hospital services indicated that the prevention and treatment of pneumonia in this sector of the population will pose a challenge for the...

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Published inAge and ageing Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 269
Main Authors Saynajakangas, Pirjo, Keistinen, Timo, Honkanen, Pekka O, Kivela, Sirkka-Liisa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Oxford Publishing Limited (England) 01.07.1997
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Health services utilization
Hospitals
Older people
Pneumonia
Finland
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Summary:Saynajakangas et al describe the use of hospital services by Finnish adults aged 65 or over with pneumonia from 1972 to 1993. The recorded increase in the use of hospital services indicated that the prevention and treatment of pneumonia in this sector of the population will pose a challenge for the health service in the future.
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834