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Swedish guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults—Swedish Society of Infectious Diseases 2012

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Pages 885-902 | Received 23 Feb 2012, Accepted 27 May 2012, Published online: 25 Jul 2012

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