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Incidence and impact of pneumonia on mortality among individuals with chronic noncommunicable diseases: a UK Biobank cohort study

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study found that pneumonia risk and mortality differ among patients with multiple chronic conditions. It shows a link between NCDs and pneumonia risk, but not direct causation.

Who did this work

Liwen Shen (Hangzhou Normal University) · Liwen Shen (Hangzhou Normal University) · Qing Wu (Hangzhou Normal University) · Chenjie Xu (Hangzhou Normal University) · Li Shen (Hangzhou Normal University) · Li Shen (Hangzhou Normal University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-18
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-026-04586-4