International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 185-187 , September 2009

Discordant Chest Radiographs—A Pitfall in Febrile Elderly Patients With Pneumonia

  • Wei-De Tsai
    • ,
  • Hsin-Tang Chen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Hsin-Tang Chen, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Chung-Shan North Road, 92, Section 2, Taipei 10100, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Han Chang

,Accepted 23 June 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(09)70045-6

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70045-6

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 185-187 , September 2009

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