Abstract

CASTELLANOS BASULTO, Mirna  and  HERRERA ZULUETA, Graciela. Morbimortalidad por Bronconeumonía en el Hogar del Adulto Mayor "Hermanas Giralt Andreu". Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 2000, vol.16, n.1, pp. 19-24. ISSN 1561-2961.

We made a research study aimed at finding out the morbidity and mortality rates from bronchopneumonia in "Hermanas Giralt Andrew" Home for the Aged in 1996 and 1997. We conducted a retrospective study which revealed that 41 aged women suffered from this disease, 20 of whom died. Throught 1997, 34 old women suffered from asthma fits and 10 died.

Keywords : BRONCHOPNEUMONIA [epidemiology]; BRONCHOPNEUMO-NIA [mortality]; HORMES FOR THE AGED.

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