International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 204-208 , December 2009

Pyogenic Liver Abscess in the Elderly

  • Yu-Hang Yeh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Chia Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Jang Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of College of Continuing Education, Aletheia University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Yu-Jang Su, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, North Chung-Shan Road, Taipei 10449, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yen-Chun Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 6 March 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(10)70002-8

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(10)70002-8

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 204-208 , December 2009

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