Changes in the epidemiology and burden of community-acquired pneumonia in Korea

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Hyoung Kyu Yoon. Korean J Intern Med. 2014 Nov.

. 2014 Nov;29(6):735-7.

doi: 10.3904/kjim.2014.29.6.735. Epub 2014 Oct 31.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

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Disease burden of pneumonia in Korean adults aged over 50 years stratified by age and underlying diseases.
Lee JY, Yoo CG, Kim HJ, Jung KS, Yoo KH. Lee JY, et al. Korean J Intern Med. 2014 Nov;29(6):764-73. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2014.29.6.764. Epub 2014 Oct 31. Korean J Intern Med. 2014. PMID: 25378975 Free PMC article.

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