Risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia in adults in Europe: a literature review
Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer · Hospital Clínic de Barcelona · +7 more institutions
Abstract
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) causes considerable morbidity and mortality in adults, particularly in the elderly.
Structured searches of PubMed were conducted to identify up-to-date information on the incidence of CAP in adults in Europe, as well as data on lifestyle and medical risk factors for CAP.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 35.06
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 114
Authors
4- ATAntoní TorresCorresponding
Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias
- WPWilly Peetermans
KU Leuven
- GVGiovanni Viegi
Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica, Istituto di Biomedicina e di Immunologia Molecolare Alberto Monroy
- FBFrancesco Blasi
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Pneumonia
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Intensive care medicine
- Environmental health
- Risk factor
- Pathology
- Internal medicine
- Good health and well-being