Study on the clinical characteristics of severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS )in elderly patients / 中华老年医学杂志
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
; (12)1995.
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ABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo elucidate the clinical characteristics and the outcome of SARS in elderly pat ients. Methods Clinical data of 66 elderly patients(≥60 years) with SARS were analysed and compared with that of 238 younger adult SARS patients(18-59 years) in the sa me period. Results Sixty-six out of 304 patients(21 7%) with SARS were more than 60 years. Th e mortality rate of SARS in elderly patients was 22 7%. Underlying disease,lon ger course of disease,dyspneic respiration,severe type of SARS,and higher mor tality were more prevalent in elderly patients than those in the younger adult S ARS patients(P
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Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
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1995
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