Randomised controlled trial and health economic evaluation of the impact of diagnostic testing for influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae infection on the management of acute admissions in the elderly and high-risk 18- to 64-year-olds
Nicholson, KG; Abrams, Keith R.; Batham, S; et al.Medina, MJ; Warren, FC; Barer, M; Bermingham, A; Clark, TW; Latimer, N; Fraser, M; Perera, N; Rajakumar, K; Zambon, M
Date: 1 May 2014
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Health Technology Assessment
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NIHR Health Technology Assessment
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Western industrialised nations face a large increase in the number of older people. People over the age of 60 years account for almost half of the 16.8 million hospital admissions in England from 2009 to 2010. During 2009-10, respiratory infections accounted for approximately 1 in 30 hospital admissions and 1 in 20 of the 51.5 million ...
Western industrialised nations face a large increase in the number of older people. People over the age of 60 years account for almost half of the 16.8 million hospital admissions in England from 2009 to 2010. During 2009-10, respiratory infections accounted for approximately 1 in 30 hospital admissions and 1 in 20 of the 51.5 million bed-days.
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