title: Characteristics of patients with pneumonia who are discharged from hospitals against medical advice.
authors.affiliation: Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saitz
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Ghali
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moskowitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016312:Treatment Refusal