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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria of the INCUR study

From: Incidence and economical effects of pneumonia in the older population living in French nursing homes: design and methods of the INCUR study

Inclusion criteria

- Residents aged 60 years and older

- Groupes Iso-Ressources (GIR) ranging between 2 (included) and 5 (included). This is the French administrative tool used to rate the ability of the person to be independent; it ranges from 6 (fully independent) to 1 (fully dependent, bed-ridden)

Exclusion criteria

- Residents living in the participating nursing homes for less than 30 days since the baseline study visit

- Refusal of the patient and/or the family to participate at the INCUR project