Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 6 , Pages 236-240 , June 2007

Impact of Urinary Catheterization on Geriatric Inpatients with Community-acquired Urinary Tract Infections

  • Shih-Chao Kang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Family Medicine, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Nai-Wei Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Gau-Jun Tang

      Affiliations

    • Superintendent's Office, I-Lan Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Gau-Jun Tang, Superintendent's Office, I-Lan Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, 152, Xin-Min Road, I-Lan City, I-Lan 260, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Shinn-Jang Hwang

      Affiliations

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

Received 21 July 2006 ,Accepted 22 May 2007.

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70365-X

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70365-X

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 6 , Pages 236-240 , June 2007

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