Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 8 , Pages 318-323 , August 2007

Risk Factor Analysis of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Among Hospitalized Patients with Chlamydophila pneumoniae Pneumonia

  • Kuan-Ting Liu

      Affiliations

    • Chest Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Taipei City Hospital, and National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Kuang-Yao Yang

      Affiliations

    • Chest Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Kuang-Yao Yang, Chest Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Yu-Chin Lee

      Affiliations

    • Chest Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Reury-Perng Perng

      Affiliations

    • Chest Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Taipei City Hospital, and National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 12 January 2007 ,Accepted 13 July 2007.

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PII: S1726-4901(08)70012-1

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70012-1

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 8 , Pages 318-323 , August 2007

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